Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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| 31.1.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 51/31 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 1 December 2021 — Jieyang Defa Industry v EUIPO — Mattel (Doll’s Head)

(Case T-84/21) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2022051EN.01003101-E0001)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a doll’s head - Earlier design - Ground for invalidity - No individual character - Degree of freedom of the designer - No different overall impression - Articles 6 and 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)

(2022/C 51/43)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Jieyang Defa Industry Co. Ltd (Jieyang, People’s Republic of China) (represented by: C. Bercial Arias and F. Codevelle, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Mattel, Inc. (El Segundo, California, United States) (represented by: A. Pompe-Ciszewska and P. Mleczak, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 December 2020 (Case R 2021/2019-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Mattel and Jieyang Defa Industry Co.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Jieyang Defa Industry Co. Ltd to pay the costs. |

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