CELEX: 62018TA0532
Language: en
Date: 2019-09-17 00:00:00
Title: Case T-532/18: Judgment of the General Court of 17 September 2019 — Aroma Essence v EUIPO — Refan Bulgaria (washing sponge) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a washing sponge — Earlier designs — Grounds for invalidity — Examination by the Board of Appeal of its own motion of the facts constituting disclosure — Burden of proof on the invalidity applicant — Requirements relating to the reproduction of the prior design)

25.11.2019   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 399/53
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 17 September 2019 — Aroma Essence v EUIPO — Refan Bulgaria (washing sponge)
      (Case T-532/18) (1)
      
      (Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a washing sponge - Earlier designs - Grounds for invalidity - Examination by the Board of Appeal of its own motion of the facts constituting disclosure - Burden of proof on the invalidity applicant - Requirements relating to the reproduction of the prior design)
      (2019/C 399/64)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Aroma Essence Ltd (Kazanlak, Bulgaria) (represented by: A. Nastev, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and H. O’Neill, Agents,)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Refan Bulgaria OOD (Trud, Bulgaria)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 July 2018 (Case R 1197/2017-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Aroma Essence and Refan Bulgaria.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
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                     Dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
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                     Orders Aroma Essence Ltd to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 392, 29.10.2018.