CELEX: 62016TA0817
Language: en
Date: 2018-12-06 00:00:00
Title: Case T-817/16: Judgment of the General Court of 6 December 2018 — Vans v EUIPO — Deichmann (V) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark V — Earlier international figurative mark V — Proof of the existence, validity and scope of the protection of an earlier trade mark — Rule 19(2)(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 7(2)(a)(ii) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

25.2.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 72/20
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 6 December 2018 — Vans v EUIPO — Deichmann (V)
      (Case T-817/16) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark V - Earlier international figurative mark V - Proof of the existence, validity and scope of the protection of an earlier trade mark - Rule 19(2)(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 7(2)(a)(ii) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
      (2019/C 72/25)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Vans, Inc. (Cypress, California, United States) (represented by: M. Hirsch, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented initially by: S. Hanne, subsequently by: A. Söder and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervening before the General Court: Deichmann SE (Essen, Germany) (represented by: C. Onken, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 September 2016 (Case R 2030/2015-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Deichmann and Vans.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Vans, Inc. to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 22, 23.1.2017.