CELEX: 62020TA0325
Language: en
Date: 2022-01-26 00:00:00
Title: Case T-325/20: Judgment of the General Court of 26 January 2022 — Unger Marketing International v EUIPO — Orben Wasseraufbereitung (Water purifiers) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Design representing a water purifier — Ground for invalidity — Non-compliance with requirements for protection — Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Features of appearance of a product solely dictated by its technical function — Article 8(1) of Regulation No 6/2002 — Declaration of invalidity)

14.3.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 119/33
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 26 January 2022 — Unger Marketing International v EUIPO — Orben Wasseraufbereitung (Water purifiers)
      (Case T-325/20) (1)
      
      (Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Design representing a water purifier - Ground for invalidity - Non-compliance with requirements for protection - Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Features of appearance of a product solely dictated by its technical function - Article 8(1) of Regulation No 6/2002 - Declaration of invalidity)
      (2022/C 119/43)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Unger Marketing International, LLC (Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States) (represented by: C. Schulte, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, D. Hanf and J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Orben Wasseraufbereitung GmbH & Co. KG
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 February 2020 (Case R 740/2018-3) relating to invalidity proceedings between Orben Wasseraufbereitung and Unger Marketing International.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Unger Marketing International, LLC to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 255, 3.8.2020.