Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court of 3 September 2025 – DJO v EUIPO – Hallufix and Huber [Gouttières (bandages chirurgicaux)]

(Case T-1102/23)
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(European Union design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered European Union design representing an orthosis for hallux valgus - Ground for invalidity - Failure to comply with the 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)

(C/2025/5447)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: DJO LLC (Carlsbad, California (United States)) (represented by: N. Schmitz and A.-K. Hoffman, lawyers)

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

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, interveners before the General Court: Hallufix AG, (Grünwald, Germany), Vitus Maria Huber, (Munich, Germany) (represented by: A. Wenninger-Lenz and S. Horlacher, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 25 September 2023 (Case R 1499/2022-3).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders DJO LLC to pay the costs. |

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5447/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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