Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 16.1.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 14/46 |

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Action brought on 7 November 2016 — Rühland v EUIPO — 8 seasons design (Lamps)

(Case T-779/16)

(2017/C 014/56)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Lothar Rühland (Wendeburg, Germany) (represented by: H.-P. Schrammek, C. Drzymalla, S. Risthaus and J. Engberding, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: 8 seasons design GmbH (Eschweiler, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the design at issue: Applicant

Design at issue: Community design ‘Lamps’ No 1 402 341-0006

Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 July 2016 in Case R 878/2015-3

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | dismiss the action for annulment of Community design No 0010402341-0006; |

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| — | order EUIPO to pay the costs, including those of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal. |

Plea in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 25(1)(b), in conjunction with Article 6, of Regulation No 6/2002. |

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