Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 21 June 2023.#Rauch Furnace Technology GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#Community design – Invalidity proceedings – Community design representing a melting crucible – Prior design – Ground for invalidity – Lack of individual character – No different overall impression – Disclosure of prior design – Articles 6, 7 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 – Evidence filed in a language other than the language of the proceedings – Article 29(1) and (5), and Article 81(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2245/2002 – Facts or evidence relied on for the first time before the Board of Appeal – Article 63 of Regulation No 6/2002.#Case T-347/22.

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 21 June 2023.
Rauch Furnace Technology GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
Community design – Invalidity proceedings – Community design representing a melting crucible – Prior design – Ground for invalidity – Lack of individual character – No different overall impression – Disclosure of prior design – Articles 6, 7 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 – Evidence filed in a language other than the language of the proceedings – Article 29(1) and (5), and Article 81(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2245/2002 – Facts or evidence relied on for the first time before the Board of Appeal – Article 63 of Regulation No 6/2002.
Case T-347/22.

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 21 June 2023.
Rauch Furnace Technology GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.
Community design – Invalidity proceedings – Community design representing a melting crucible – Prior design – Ground for invalidity – Lack of individual character – No different overall impression – Disclosure of prior design – Articles 6, 7 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 – Evidence filed in a language other than the language of the proceedings – Article 29(1) and (5), and Article 81(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2245/2002 – Facts or evidence relied on for the first time before the Board of Appeal – Article 63 of Regulation No 6/2002.
Case T-347/22.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2023:344