CELEX: 62017TA0548
Language: en
Date: 2018-10-16 00:00:00
Title: Case T-548/17: Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2018 — VF International v EUIPO — Virmani (ANOKHI) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative trade mark ANOKHI — Earlier EU figurative mark kipling — Earlier EU figurative mark representing the silhouette of a monkey — 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 EU) — Damage to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001))

3.12.2018   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 436/46
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2018 — VF International v EUIPO — Virmani (ANOKHI)
      (Case T-548/17) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative trade mark ANOKHI - Earlier EU figurative mark kipling - Earlier EU figurative mark representing the silhouette of a monkey - 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 EU) - Damage to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001)))
      (2018/C 436/65)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: VF International Sagl (Stabio, Switzerland) (represented by: T. van Innis, 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: Ken Virmani (Munich, Germany)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 May 2017 (Case R 2307/2015-4) relating to opposition proceedings between VF International and Mr Virmani.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 26 May 2017 (Case R 2307/2015-4);
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by VF International Sagl.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 347, 16.10.2017.