Judgment of the General Court of 20 November 2024 – Lidl Digital International v EUIPO – Ningbo Hanyuan Lighting (Lamp)
(Case T-471/23) 1
(Community design – Invalidity proceedings – Registered Community design representing a lamp – Disclosure of the earlier design – Proof of disclosure – Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Lidl Digital International GmbH & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: T. Dolde and C. Zimmer, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Markakis, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Ningbo Hanyuan Lighting Co. Ltd (Ningbo, China) (represented by: D. Pahl, lawyer)
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 26 June 2023 (Case R 598/2022-3).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Lidl Digital International GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
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1     OJ C 329, 18.9.2023.