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Case T-532/18: Judgment of the General Court of 17 September 2019 — Aroma Essence v EUIPO — Refan Bulgaria (washing sponge) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a washing sponge — Earlier designs — Grounds for invalidity — Examination by the Board of Appeal of its own motion of the facts constituting disclosure — Burden of proof on the invalidity applicant — Requirements relating to the reproduction of the prior design)

OJ C 399, 25.11.2019, s. 53—53 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

25.11.2019   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 399/53


Judgment of the General Court of 17 September 2019 — Aroma Essence v EUIPO — Refan Bulgaria (washing sponge)

(Case T-532/18) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a washing sponge - Earlier designs - Grounds for invalidity - Examination by the Board of Appeal of its own motion of the facts constituting disclosure - Burden of proof on the invalidity applicant - Requirements relating to the reproduction of the prior design)

(2019/C 399/64)

Language of the case: English

Parties

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

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and H. O’Neill, Agents,)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 July 2018 (Case R 1197/2017-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Aroma Essence and Refan Bulgaria.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Aroma Essence Ltd to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 392, 29.10.2018.


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