Court of Justice 13 January 2016, C-597/14 P (European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) v Xavier Grau Ferrer.)

OPINION OF ADVOCATE GENERAL SZPUNAR delivered on 13 January 2016 ( 1 ) Case C‑597/14 P Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) v Xavier Grau Ferrer ‛Appeal — Community trade mark — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier trade mark — Proof of the existence, validity and scope of protection of the earlier trade mark — Account taken by the Board of Appeal