Order;Abstract — ECLI:EU:T:2022:136
Date: 2022-03-09
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition
Subject matter: Procedural provisions
Procedure: Action for annulment - inadmissible

Order of the General Court of 9 March 2022 – Kirimova v EUIPO (Case T-727/20) 1 (Action for annulment – Representation by a lawyer who is not an independent third party with regard to the applicant – Inadmissibility) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Nigar Kirimova (Munich, Germany) (represented by: A. Parassina and A. García López, lawyers) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: G. Predonzani and A. Söder, acting as Agents) Re: Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of the decision of the Executive Director of EUIPO of 30 September 2020 rejecting the applicant’s request for an exemption from the requirement to be a national of one of the Member States of the European Economic Area (EEA) upon which inclusion on the list of professional representatives authorised by that office depends. Operative part of the order The action is dismissed as inadmissible. Ms Nigar Kirimova is ordered to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). ____________ 1 OJ C 163, 3.5.2021.