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Document 62016TA0848

Case T-848/16: Judgment of the General Court of 6 December 2018 — Deichmann v EUIPO — Vans (V) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark V — Earlier international figurative marks 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))

OJ C 72, 25.2.2019, p. 21–22 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

25.2.2019   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 72/21


Judgment of the General Court of 6 December 2018 — Deichmann v EUIPO — Vans (V)

(Case T-848/16) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark V - Earlier international figurative marks 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)))

(2019/C 72/26)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Deichmann SE (Essen, Germany) (represented by: C. Onken, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented 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: 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 20 September 2016 (Case R 2129/2015-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Deichmann and Vans.

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 20 September 2016 (Case R 2129/2015-4);

2.

Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs as well as those incurred by Deichmann SE;

3.

Orders Vans, Inc. to bear its own costs.


(1)  OJ C 38, 6.2.2017.


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