Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 23 February 2016 —
Pirelli Tyre v OHIM (Tyre treads and Others)
(Joined Cases T‑279/15 to T‑282/15)
Community design — Community design representing tyre treads and pneumatic tyres for vehicle wheels — Failure to apply for renewal of the design and cancellation of the design upon expiry of the registration — Application for restitutio in integrum and application for renewal of the design
1.                     Community designs — Appeals procedure — Action before the EU judicature — Jurisdiction of the General Court — Review of the lawfulness of decisions of the Boards of Appeal (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Art. 61(1)) (see para. 11)
2.                     Community designs — Procedural provisions — Restitutio in integrum — Conditions — Due care required by the circumstances — Delegation of administrative tasks relating to renewal of a design (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Art. 67(1)) (see paras 15, 17, 18, 20)
Re:
Four actions brought against the decisions of the Third Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 January 2015 (Cases R 1285/2014-3 and R 1286/2014-3) and of 11 February 2015 (Cases R 1287/2014-3 and R 1288/2014-3) relating to applications for restitutio in integrum.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the actions;
2.
Orders Pirelli Tyre SpA to pay the costs.