Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 28.1.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 35/21 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2018 — Buck-Chemie v EUIPO — Henkel (Cleansing block for toilets)

(Case T-296/17) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2019035EN.01002101-E0001)

((Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a cleansing block for toilets - Ground for invalidity - Individual character - Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002))

(2019/C 35/25)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Buck-Chemie GmbH (Herrenberg, Germany) (represented by: C. Schultze, J. Ossing, R.-D. Härer, C. Weber, H. Ranzinger, C. Brockmann and C. Gehweiler, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: J. Schmidt, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 March 2017 (Case R 2113/2015-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Buck-Chemie and Henkel.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Buck-Chemie GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, including the costs necessarily incurred before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO. |

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