Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 25 April 2018 –  
Euro Castor Green v EUIPO — Netlon France (Concealed trellis)

(Case T‑756/16)

(Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a trellis — Earlier Community design — Ground for invalidity — Disclosure of earlier design — Lack of novelty — No individual character — Articles 5, 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)

| 1. | Community designs—Appeals procedure—Action before the EU judicature—Jurisdiction of the General Court—Re-evaluation of the facts in the light of evidence produced for the first time before it—Not included  (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Art. 61)  (see para. 18) |

| 2. | Community designs—Ground for invalidity—Lack of novelty—Previous disclosure of identical design—Proof of the disclosure  (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Arts 5(1)(b), 7(1) and 65(1); Commission Regulation No 2245/2002, Art. 28(1)(b)(v) and (vi))  (see paras 31-33) |

| 3. | Community designs—Ground for invalidity—Lack of novelty—Previous disclosure of identical design—Representation of a trellis  (Council Regulation No 6/2002, Arts 5(1)(b), 7(1) and 25(1)(b))  (see paras 47-49, 51, 52, 54-56, 59, 62) |

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 August 2016 (Case R 754/2014-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Netlon France and Euro Castor Green.

Operative part

The Court:

| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

| 2. | Orders Euro Castor Green to pay the costs. |

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