CELEX: 62018TA0219
Language: en
Date: 2019-09-24 00:00:00
Title: Case T-219/18: Judgment of the General Court of 24 September 2019 — Piaggio & C. v EUIPO — Zhejiang Zhongneng Industry Group (Mopeds) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a moped — Earlier Community design — Ground for invalidity — Individual character — Different overall impression — Informed user — Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Interpretation consistent with Article 6 of Regulation No 6/2002 — No use of an earlier three-dimensional national trademark not registered in the registered design — Article 25(1)(e) of Regulation No 6/2002 — No unauthorised use of a work protected by the copyright law of a Member State in the registered design — Article 25(1)(f) of Regulation No 6/2002)

9.12.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 413/47
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 24 September 2019 — Piaggio & C. v EUIPO — Zhejiang Zhongneng Industry Group (Mopeds)
      (Case T-219/18) (1)
      
      (Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a moped - Earlier Community design - Ground for invalidity - Individual character - Different overall impression - Informed user - Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Interpretation consistent with Article 6 of Regulation No 6/2002 - No use of an earlier three-dimensional national trademark not registered in the registered design - Article 25(1)(e) of Regulation No 6/2002 - No unauthorised use of a work protected by the copyright law of a Member State in the registered design - Article 25(1)(f) of Regulation No 6/2002)
      (2019/C 413/56)
      Language of the case: Italian
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Piaggio & C. SpA (Pontedera, Italy) (represented by: F. Jacobacci, B. La Tella and B. Lucchetti, lawyers)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini and J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Zhejiang Zhongneng Industry Group Co. Ltd (Taizhou City, China) (represented by: M. Spolidoro, M. Gurrado, S. Verea and M. Balestriero, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 January 2018 (Case R 1496/2015-3), in relation to cancellation proceedings between Piaggio & C. and Zhejiang Zhongneng Industry Group.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
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                     Dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     Orders Piaggio & C. SpA to pay the costs
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 182, 28.5.2018.