CELEX: 62016TA0638
Language: en
Date: 2018-12-06 00:00:00
Title: Case T-638/16: Judgment of the General Court of 6 December 2018 — Deichmann v EUIPO — Vans (Representation of lines on a shoe) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark representing lines on a shoe — Earlier EU trade mark comprised of two stripes on the side of a shoe — Proof of the existence, validity and scope of the protection of an earlier international 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 — Legitimate expectations)

25.2.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 72/20
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 6 December 2018 — Deichmann v EUIPO — Vans (Representation of lines on a shoe)
      (Case T-638/16) (1)
      
      ((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark representing lines on a shoe - Earlier EU trade mark comprised of two stripes on the side of a shoe - Proof of the existence, validity and scope of the protection of an earlier international 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 - Legitimate expectations))
      (2019/C 72/24)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Deichmann SE (Essen, Germany) (represented by: C. Onken, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervening before the General Court: Vans, Inc. (Cypress, California, United States) (represented by: M. Hirsch, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 6 July 2016 (Case R 408/2015-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Deichmann and Vans.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Deichmann SE to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 392, 24.10.2016.