Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:411
Date: 2017-06-21
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Fifth Chamber
Subject matter: Intellectual, industrial and commercial property;Designs
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Austria

Action brought on 2 June 2016 — Kneidinger v EUIPO — Topseat International (Toilet Lid) (Case T-286/16) Language in which the application was lodged: German Parties Applicant: Ernst Kneidinger (Wilhering, Austria) (represented by: M. Grötschl, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Topseat International (Plano, Texas, USA) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the design at issue: Applicant Design at issue: Community design No 2274035-0001 Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 April 2016 in Case R 1030/2015-3 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order EUIPO to pay the costs — in particular the cost of the pleadings and the further costs of any possible oral proceedings and travel costs — and the costs incurred during the proceedings before the Board of Appeal. Plea in law Infringement of Article 6(1) and (3) of Regulation No 6/2002. ____________