Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 8.1.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 5/37 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 17 November 2017 — Ciarko v EUIPO — Maan (cooker hood)

(Case T-684/16)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2018005EN.01003702-E0001)

((Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a cooker hood - Earlier Community design - Ground for invalidity - Lack of individual character - Informed user - Degree of freedom of the designer - No different overall impression - Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002))

(2018/C 005/50)

Language of the case: Polish

Parties

Applicant: Ciarko spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością sp.k.(Sanok, Poland) (represented by: M. Żabińska, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Maan sp. z o.o. (Grójec, Poland)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 July 2016 (Case R 1212/2015-3) concerning invalidity proceedings between Maan and Ciarko spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Ciarko spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością sp.k. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO); |

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| 3. | Orders Maan sp. z o.o. to bear its own costs. |

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