Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 14.3.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 119/33 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 26 January 2022 — Unger Marketing International v EUIPO — Orben Wasseraufbereitung (Water purifiers)

(Case T-325/20) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022119EN.01003301-E0001)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Design representing a water purifier - Ground for invalidity - Non-compliance with requirements for protection - Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Features of appearance of a product solely dictated by its technical function - Article 8(1) of Regulation No 6/2002 - Declaration of invalidity)

(2022/C 119/43)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Unger Marketing International, LLC (Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States) (represented by: C. Schulte, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, D. Hanf and J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Orben Wasseraufbereitung GmbH & Co. KG

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 February 2020 (Case R 740/2018-3) relating to invalidity proceedings between Orben Wasseraufbereitung and Unger Marketing International.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Unger Marketing International, LLC to pay the costs. |

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