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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)
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)
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)
IO 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)
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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:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Mr Ernst Kneidinger to pay the costs. |