Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Order of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 29 November 2024 –  
TelForceOne v EUIPO –  
4Kraft (Wheels for vehicles (except for rail vehicles))

(Case T‑230/24)

(Action for annulment – Representation by a lawyer who is not an independent third party with regard to the applicant – Inadmissibility)

| 1. | Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Conditions relating to a signatory – Status of a third party in relation to the parties – Requirement of independence  (Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 19, third and fourth paras; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 51(1))  (see paragraphs 6-10, 15, 17) |

| 2. | Judicial proceedings – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements – Conditions relating to a signatory – Status of a third party in relation to the parties – Party represented by a lawyer who is employed as a lawyer by that party – Non-compliance with the requirement of independence – Inadmissibility – Rectification – Not permissible – No adverse effect on effective judicial protection  (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Arts 47 and 52; Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 19, third and fourth paras, and 21, second para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Arts 51(1) and 78(6))  (see paragraphs 11-13, 19-22) |

Operative part

| 1. | The action is dismissed as inadmissible. |

| 2. | TelForceOne S.A. shall bear its own costs and shall pay those incurred by 4Kraft sp. z o.o. |

| 3. | The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs. |

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