Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2018:72
Date: 2018-02-07
Language of the case: English
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Intellectual, industrial and commercial property;Designs
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful

Action brought on 11 November2016 – Şölen Çikolata Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret v EUIPO – Zaharieva (Boxes) (Case T-793/16) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Şölen Çikolata Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ (Şehitkamil Gaziantep, Turkey) (represented by: T. Tsenova, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Elka Zaharieva (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Proprietor of the design at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Design at issue: Community design “Boxes” – Community design No 002 343 244-0002 Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 September 2016 in Case R 1143/2015-3 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; declare invalid RCD No. 002343244-0002 « Bobo Cornet » ; and order EUIPO and Elka Zaharieva to bear the costs of Solen in relation to the proceedings before the General Court and in relation to the administrative phase of the proceedings, in particular the invalidity and appeal proceedings before the EUIPO. Pleas in law Infringement of Article 25(1)(e) of Regulation No 6/2002; Infringement of Article 25(1)(f) of Regulation No 6/2002; Infringement of Articles 62 and 63(1) of Regulation No 6/2002. ____________