Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2024:275
Date: 2024-04-24
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: France

Action brought on 21 April 2023 – Clofor v EUIPO – Sitges Alonso (Posts) (Case T-208/23) Language in which the application was lodged: French Parties Applicant: Clofor (Renage, France) (represented by: P. Debré, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Paul Sitges Alonso (Barcelona, Spain) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the design at issue: Applicant Design at issue: Community design (Posts) – Community design No 2 951 335-0001 Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 February 2023 in Case R 1103/2022-3 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; amend the contested decision in such a way as to reject the application for declaration of invalidity of Community design No 2 951 335-0001; order EUIPO to pay the costs, including those incurred before the Third Board of Appeal. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 25(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002, read in conjunction with Article 7 of that regulation; Reversal of the burden of proof and infringement of Article 52(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002. ____________