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Document 62016TA0286

    Case T-286/16: Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2017 — Kneidinger v EUIPO — Topseat International (toilet seat) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a toilet seat — Earlier Community design — Ground for invalidity — Individual character — Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)

    OJ C 256, 7.8.2017, p. 25–25 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    7.8.2017   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 256/25


    Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2017 — Kneidinger v EUIPO — Topseat International (toilet seat)

    (Case T-286/16) (1)

    ((Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a toilet seat - Earlier Community design - Ground for invalidity - Individual character - Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002))

    (2017/C 256/28)

    Language of the case: German

    Parties

    Applicant: Ernst Kneidinger (Wilhering, Austria) (represented by: M. Grötschl, lawyer)

    Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervening before the General Court: Topseat International (Plano, Texas, United States) (represented by: C. Eckhartt, A. von Mühlendahl, and P. Böhner, lawyers)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 April 2016 (Case R 1030/2015-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Topseat International and Mr Kneidinger.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Mr Ernst Kneidinger to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 260, 18.7.2016.


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