This document is an excerpt from the EUR-Lex website
Document 62017TA0176
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))
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))
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))
OJ C 399, 25.11.2019, p. 41–41
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
|
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:
|
1. |
Grants WhiteWave Services, Inc. leave to replace Sequel Naturals ULC as applicant; |
|
2. |
Dismisses the action; |
|
3. |
Orders WhiteWave Services to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO); |
|
4. |
Orders Mr Carlos Fernandes to bear his own costs. |