Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:67
Date: 2019-02-07
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 of 7 February 2019 — Eglo Leuchten v EUIPO — Briloner Leuchten (Lamp) (Case T-767/17) 1 (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a light fitting — Ground for invalidity — Earlier design — Individual character — Informed user — Degree of freedom of the designer — Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 ) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Eglo Leuchten GmbH (Pill, Austria) (represented by H. Lauf, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by A. Söder, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Briloner Leuchten GmbH & Co. KG, formerly Briloner Leuchten GmbH (Brilon, Germany) (represented by M.-H. Hoffmann, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 September 2017(Case R 746/2016-3) relating to invalidity proceedings between Eglo Leuchten and Briloner Leuchten Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Eglo Leuchten GmbH to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 22, 22.1.18.