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    Case T-559/18: Judgment of the General Court of 24 October 2019 — Atos Medical v EUIPO — Andreas Fahl Medizintechnik-Vertrieb (medical plasters) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a medical plaster — Disclosure of the earlier designs — Ground for invalidity — Individual character — Informed user — Degree of freedom of the designer — Different overall impression — Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)

    IO C 432, 23.12.2019, p. 47–47 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    23.12.2019   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 432/47


    Judgment of the General Court of 24 October 2019 — Atos Medical v EUIPO — Andreas Fahl Medizintechnik-Vertrieb (medical plasters)

    (Case T-559/18) (1)

    (Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a medical plaster - Disclosure of the earlier designs - Ground for invalidity - Individual character - Informed user - Degree of freedom of the designer - Different overall impression - Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)

    (2019/C 432/54)

    Language of the case: German

    Parties

    Applicant: Atos Medical GmbH (Troisdorf, Germany) (represented by: K. Middelhoff, G. Schoenen and S. Biermann, lawyers)

    Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by D. Walicka, acting as Agent)

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Andreas Fahl Medizintechnik-Vertrieb GmbH (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: F. Kramer, lawyer)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 June 2018 (Case R 2215/2016-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Atos Medical and Andreas Fahl Medizintechnik-Vertrieb

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Atos Medical GmbH to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 399, 5.11.2018.


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