1. 

Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Conditions relating to a signatory – Status of a third party in relation to the parties – Requirement of independence

(Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 19, third and fourth paras; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 51(1))

(see paragraphs 6-10, 15, 17)

2. 

Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Conditions relating to a signatory – Status of a third party in relation to the parties – Party represented by a lawyer who is employed as a lawyer by that party – Non-compliance with the requirement of independence – Inadmissibility – Rectification – Not permissible – No adverse effect on effective judicial protection

(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Arts 47 and 52; Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 19, third and fourth paras, and 21, second para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Arts 51(1) and 78(6))

(see paragraphs 11-13, 19-22)

1. 

The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

2. 

TelForceOne S.A. shall bear its own costs and shall pay those incurred by 4Kraft sp. z o.o.

3. 

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs.