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Judgment of the General Court of 3 September 2025 – Costa Pujadas v EUIPO – Yasunimotor (Speed variator)

(Case T-331/24)
 [(1)](#ntr1-C_202505456EN.000101-E0001)

(European Union design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered EU design representing a speed variator - Ground for invalidity - No individual character - Visible features of a component part of a complex product - Concepts of ‘normal use’ and ‘visibility’ - Article 4(2) and (3) and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Burden of proof)

(C/2025/5456)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Juan Costa Pujadas (L’Ametlla del Vallès, Spain) (represented by: R. Guerras Mazón and C. Pérez Serres, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Nicolás Gómez, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Yasunimotor, SL (Canovelles, Spain) (represented by: E. Sugrañes Coca, 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 19 April 2024 (Case R 1315/2023-3).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Mr Juan Costa Pujadas to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5456/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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