Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 6 December 2018.#Vans, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark V — Earlier international figurative mark V — Evidence of the existence, validity and scope of 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) — 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).#Case T-817/16.

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 6 December 2018.
Vans, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark V — Earlier international figurative mark V — Evidence of the existence, validity and scope of 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) — 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).
Case T-817/16.

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 6 December 2018.
Vans, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark V — Earlier international figurative mark V — Evidence of the existence, validity and scope of 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) — 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).
Case T-817/16.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2018:880