Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:369
Date: 2018-06-21
Language of the case: German
Subject matter: Intellectual, industrial and commercial property;Designs
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Austria

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 21 June 2018 – Haverkamp IP v EUIPO — Sissel (Pebble beach surface pattern) (Case T‑228/16) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Registered Community design representing a pebble beach surface pattern — Earlier design — Grounds for invalidity — Lack of novelty — Article 5 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002) 1. Community designs — Ground for invalidity — Lack of novelty — Previous disclosure of identical design — Proof of the disclosure (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Arts 5(1)(b) and (2), 7(1) and 25(1)(b); Commission Regulation No 2245/2002, Art. 28(1)(b)(v) and (vi)) (see paras 22, 25-27) 2. Community designs — Ground for invalidity — Lack of novelty — Previous disclosure of identical design — Representation of a pebble beach surface pattern (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Arts 5(1)(b), 7(1) and 25(1)(b)) (see paras 38-40, 46-48) 3. Community designs — Ground for invalidity — Lack of novelty — Previous disclosure of identical design — Earlier design intended to be incorporated into a different product or to be applied to such product — Irrelevant (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Art. 5(1)) (see para. 42) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 February 2016 (Case R 2619/2014-3) concerning invalidity proceedings between Sissel and Mr Haverkamp. Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Haverkamp IP GmbH to pay the costs. 2. Orders Haverkamp IP GmbH to pay the costs.