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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 9 October 2024 –Jopp – Pol Eksport – Import Ryszard Jopp – Krzysztof Jopp v EUIPO – SmarTT (Furniture legs)
(Case T‑554/23) (
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(Community design – Invalidity proceedings – Registered Community design representing furniture legs – Lack of individual character – Lack of different overall impression – Informed user – End user – Normal use – Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 – Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation No 6/2002 – Examination by the Office of the facts of its own motion – Article 63(1) of Regulation No 6/2002)
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Community designs – Appeals procedure – Action before the EU judicature – Jurisdiction of the General Court – Direction addressed to the Office – Precluded
(Council Regulation No 6/2002, Art. 61(3) and (6))
(see paragraph 14)
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Community designs – Grounds for invalidity – No individual character – Design not giving the informed user a different overall impression from that produced by the earlier design – Overall assessment of all the elements presented by the designs – Scope – Taking into account of the goods actually marketed – Conditions
(Council Regulation No 6/2002, Arts 6, 7 and 25(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 26, 63)
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Community designs – Grounds for invalidity – No individual character – Design not giving the informed user a different overall impression from that produced by the earlier design – Representation of furniture legs
(Council Regulation No 6/2002, Arts 6(1) and 25(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 35, 65, 73, 77, 79)
4.
Community designs – Grounds for invalidity – No individual character – Informed user – Concept
(Council Regulation No 6/2002, Arts 6(1) and 25(1)(b))
(see paragraphs 72, 74)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders Przedsiębiorstwo produkcyjno – usługowo – handlowe Jopp – Pol Eksport – Import Ryszard Jopp – Krzysztof Jopp sp.j. to pay the costs.
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)	OJ C 226, 23.10.2023.