Official Journal of the European Union

C series

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C/2024/7028

(Case T-554/23)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing furniture legs - Lack of individual character - Lack of different overall impression - Informed user - End user - Normal use - Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation No 6/2002 - Examination by the Office of the facts of its own motion - Article 63(1) of Regulation No 6/2002)

(C/2024/7028)

Language of the case: Polish

Parties

Applicant: Przedsiębiorstwo produkcyjno – usługowo – handlowe Jopp – Pol Eksport – Import Ryszard Jopp – Krzysztof Jopp sp.j. (Ryczywół, Poland) (represented by: A. Korbela, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Chylińska and J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: SmarTT sp. z o.o. (Kobielice, Poland)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 26 June 2023 in Case R 367/2022-3.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.Dismisses the action;

2.Orders Przedsiębiorstwo produkcyjno – usługowo – handlowe Jopp – Pol Eksport – Import Ryszard Jopp – Krzysztof Jopp sp.j. to pay the costs.

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Language of the case: Polish.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7028/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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