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Case T-817/16: Action brought on 21 November 2016 — Vans v EUIPO — Deichmann (V)
Case T-817/16: Action brought on 21 November 2016 — Vans v EUIPO — Deichmann (V)
Case T-817/16: Action brought on 21 November 2016 — Vans v EUIPO — Deichmann (V)
IO C 22, 23.1.2017, p. 49–50
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
23.1.2017 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 22/49 |
Action brought on 21 November 2016 — Vans v EUIPO — Deichmann (V)
(Case T-817/16)
(2017/C 022/67)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: Vans, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware, United States) (represented by: M. Hirsch, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Deichmann SE (Essen, Germany)
Details of the procedure before EUIPO
Party applying for the mark: Applicant
Mark at issue: EU figurative mark (Representation of a ‘V’) — Application No 10 263 978
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 September 2016 in Case R 2030/2015-4
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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amend the contested decision by rejecting the opposition in its entirety; |
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in the alternative, amend the contested decision by declaring that the opposition is also rejected for the goods ‘Goods made of leather or imitations of leather; trunks and travelling bags; umbrellas; parasols and walking sticks; wallets; bags and pouches; rucksacks; belt bags; briefcases; school satchels; school satchels for sport; beach bags; keyrings; hip bags; card cases’ in Class 18 and ‘Clothing, footwear, headgear; belts; gloves’ in Class 25; |
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in the further alternative, annul the contested decision; |
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order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings. |
Pleas in law
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infringement of Rule 19(2) and (3) and Rule 20(1) of Regulation No 2868/95; |
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infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009; |
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infringement of the first sentence of Article 60, Article 63(2) and the first sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 and of the principle of reformatio in peius as well as of the right to be heard. |