Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 22.6.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 209/24 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 29 April 2020 — Bergslagernas Järnvaru v EUIPO — Scheppach Fabrikation von Holzbearbeitungsmaschinen (Wood-splitting tool)

(Case T-73/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2020209EN.01002402-E0001)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a wood-splitting tool - Earlier national design - Ground for invalidity - No individual character - No different overall impression - Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Infringement of the rights of the defence - Article 62 of Regulation No 6/2002)

(2020/C 209/32)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Bergslagernas Järnvaruaktiebolag (Saltsjö-Boo, Sweden) (represented by: S. Kirschstein-Freund and B. Breitinger, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Scheppach Fabrikation von Holzbearbeitungsmaschinen GmbH (Ichenhausen, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 November 2018 (Case R 1455/2018-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Scheppach Fabrikation von Holzbearbeitungsmaschinen and Bergslagernas Järnvaru.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Bergslagernas Järnvaruaktiebolag to pay the costs. |

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