Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:370
Date: 2018-06-21
Language of the case: German
Subject matter: Intellectual, industrial and commercial property;Designs
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Austria

Action brought on 10 May 2016 — Haverkamp v EUIPO — Sissel (Foot mat) (Case T-227/16) Language in which the application was lodged: German Parties Applicant: Reinhard Haverkamp (Kindberg, Austria) (represented by: A. Waldenberger, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Sissel GmbH (Bad Dürkheim, Germany) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the design at issue: Applicant Design at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the design ‘Foot mat’ — International registration designating the European Union No DM/072187-0001 Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 February 2016 in Case R 2618/2014-3 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order EUIPO to pay the costs of these proceedings, the proceedings before the Board of Appeal and the invalidity proceedings before EUIPO. Plea in law Infringement of Article 6(1)(b) of Regulation No 6/2002. ____________