Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 June 2017 —  
Kneidinger v EUIPO — Topseat International (toilet seat)

(Case T‑286/16)

(Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a toilet seat — Earlier Community design — Ground for invalidity — Individual character — Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)

| 1. | Community designs — Ground 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 of the prior design  (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Arts 6(1), and 25(1)(b))  (see paras 15-17, 35, 45) |

| 2. | Community designs — Ground for invalidity — No individual character — Design not giving the informed user a different overall impression from that produced by the earlier design — Informed user — Concept  (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Arts 6(1), and 25(1)(b))  (see paras 19, 20) |

| 3. | Community designs — Ground for invalidity — No individual character — Design not giving the informed user a different overall impression from that produced by the earlier design — Criteria for assessment — Creative licence  (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Arts 6(2), and 25(1)(b))  (see paras 25, 26) |

| 4. | Community designs — Ground for invalidity — No individual character — Design not giving the informed user a different overall impression from that produced by the earlier design — Representation of a toilet seat  (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Arts 6(1), and 25(1)(b))  (see paras 40-43, 45, 50) |

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 April 2016 (Case R 1030/2015-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Topseat International and Mr Kneidinger.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Mr Ernst Kneidinger to pay the costs. |

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