Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:466
Date: 2017-07-05
Language of the case: English
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Intellectual, industrial and commercial property;Designs
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Poland

Judgment of the General Court of 5 July 2017 — Gamet v EUIPO — ‘Metal-Bud II’ Robert Gubała (Door handle) (Case T-306/16) 1 (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a door handle — Earlier design — Ground for invalidity — No individual character — Degree of freedom of the designer — No different overall impression — Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Evidence submitted in support of the opposition after the expiry of the prescribed period — Production of evidence for the first time before the Board of Appeal — Discretion of the Board of Appeal — Article 63 of Regulation No 6/2002) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Gamet S.A. (Toruń, Poland) (represented by: A. Rolbiecka, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Firma produkcyjno-handlowa ‘Metal-Bud II’ Robert Gubała (Świątniki Górne, Poland) (represented by: M. Mikosza, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 March 2016 (Case R 2040/2014-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Firma produkcyjno-handlowa ‘Metal-Bud II’ Robert Gubała and Gamet. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Gamet S.A. to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 296, 16.8.2016.