CELEX: 62020TA0443
Language: en
Date: 2021-11-10 00:00:00
Title: Case T-443/20: Judgment of the General Court of 10 November 2021 — Sanford v EUIPO — Avery Zweckform (Labels) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a label — Earlier design — Proof of disclosure — Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Evidence submitted after the expiry of the prescribed time limit — Board of Appeal’s discretion — Article 63(2) of Regulation No 6/2002 — Ground for invalidity — No individual character — Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation No 6/2002)

3.1.2022   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 2/32
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 10 November 2021 — Sanford v EUIPO — Avery Zweckform (Labels)
      (Case T-443/20) (1)
      
      (Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a label - Earlier design - Proof of disclosure - Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Evidence submitted after the expiry of the prescribed time limit - Board of Appeal’s discretion - Article 63(2) of Regulation No 6/2002 - Ground for invalidity - No individual character - Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation No 6/2002)
      (2022/C 2/42)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Sanford LP (Atlanta, Georgia, United States) (represented by: J. Zecher, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Avery Zweckform GmbH (Oberlaindern/Valley, Germany) (represented by: H. Förster, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 May 2020 (Case R 2413/2018-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Avery Zweckform and Sanford.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Sanford LP to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 297, 7.9.2020.