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Document 62020TA0756
Case T-756/20: Judgment of the General Court of 10 November 2021 — Nissan Motor v EUIPO — VDL Groep (VDL E-POWERED) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark VDL E-POWERED — Earlier national figurative marks e-POWER — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Case T-756/20: Judgment of the General Court of 10 November 2021 — Nissan Motor v EUIPO — VDL Groep (VDL E-POWERED) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark VDL E-POWERED — Earlier national figurative marks e-POWER — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Case T-756/20: Judgment of the General Court of 10 November 2021 — Nissan Motor v EUIPO — VDL Groep (VDL E-POWERED) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark VDL E-POWERED — Earlier national figurative marks e-POWER — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
OJ C 2, 3.1.2022, p. 37–37
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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3.1.2022 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 2/37 |
Judgment of the General Court of 10 November 2021 — Nissan Motor v EUIPO — VDL Groep (VDL E-POWERED)
(Case T-756/20) (1)
(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark VDL E-POWERED - Earlier national figurative marks e-POWER - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(2022/C 2/50)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Nissan Motor Co. Ltd (Yokohama-shi, Japan) (represented by: P. Martini-Berthon, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: V. Ruzek, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: VDL Groep BV (Eindhoven, Netherlands) (represented by: M. Rijks, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 October 2020 (Case R 2915/2019-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Nissan Motor and VDL Groep.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Nissan Motor Co. Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and of VDL Groep BV. |