29.10.2018

Official Journal of the European Union

C 392/37

(Case T-532/18)

(2018/C 392/45)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Aroma Essence Ltd (Kazanlak, Bulgaria) (represented by: A. Nastev, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Refan Bulgaria OOD (Trud, Bulgaria)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the design at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Design at issue: European Union design No 1333223-0001

Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 July 2018 in Case R 1197/2017-3

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—annul the contested decision or alter it by dismissing the appeal of Refan Bulgaria OOD against the decision of the Invalidity Division of EUIPO of 10 April 2017;

—order EUIPO and Refan Bulgaria OOD to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by Aroma Essence Ltd in the proceedings before the General court and before the Third Board of Appeal.

Pleas in law

—Infringement of the principle of sound administration;

—Infringement of Articles 53(1)(2) and 60(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 in conjunction with Articles 28(1)(b)(i)(v)(vi), 30(1) and 36(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2245/2002;

—Infringement of the principle of legal certainty, equal treatment and sound administration;

—Infringement of Articles 59, 60(1), 65(1)(b)(c) and 75 of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 and of Article 36(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2245/2002.