Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 11.1.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 9/20 |

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Order of the General Court of 16 October 2020 — L. Oliva Torras v EUIPO — Mecánica del Frío (Vehicle couplings)

(Case T-629/19) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2021009EN.01002001-E0001)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a coupling to hitch refrigeration or air conditioning equipment to a motor vehicle - Ground for invalidity - Failure to comply with the requirements for protection - Articles 4 to 9 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Extent of the examination carried out by the Board of Appeal - Pleas in law referring to the grounds of another decision - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

(2021/C 9/29)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: L. Oliva Torras, SA (Manresa, Spain) (represented by: E. Sugrañes Coca, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Mecánica del Frío, SL (Cornellá de Llobregat, Spain) (represented by: J. Torras Toll, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 July 2019 (Case R 1399/2017-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between L. Oliva Torras and Mecánica del Frío.

Operative part of the order

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| 1. | The action is dismissed. |

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| 2. | L. Oliva Torras, SA shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by EUIPO and by Mecánica del Frío, SL. |

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