CELEX: 62017TA0176
Language: en
Date: 2019-09-19 00:00:00
Title: Case T-176/17: Judgment of the General Court of 19 September 2019 — WhiteWave Services v EUIPO — Fernandes (VeGa one) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark VeGa one — International registration designating the European Union in respect of the earlier word mark Vegas — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

25.11.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 399/41
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 19 September 2019 — WhiteWave Services v EUIPO — Fernandes (VeGa one)
      (Case T-176/17) (1)
      
      (EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark VeGa one - International registration designating the European Union in respect of the earlier word mark Vegas - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
      (2019/C 399/48)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: WhiteWave Services, Inc. (Broomfield, Colorado, United States), authorised to replace Sequel Naturals ULC (represented by: H. Lindström, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: P. Sipos, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Carlos Fernandes (Groß-Umstadt, Germany) (represented by: T. Stein, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 January 2017 (Case R 2466/2015-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Carlos Fernandes and Sequel Naturals.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
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                     Grants WhiteWave Services, Inc. leave to replace Sequel Naturals ULC as applicant;
                  
               
            
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                     Dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
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                     Orders WhiteWave Services to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO);
                  
               
            
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                     Orders Mr Carlos Fernandes to bear his own costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 144, 8.5.2017.