CELEX: 62018TA0192
Language: en
Date: 2019-06-06 00:00:00
Title: Case T-192/18: Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2019 — Rietze v EUIPO — Volkswagen (Motor vehicle VW Caddy) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Registered Community design representing the motor vehicle VW Caddy — Earlier Community design — Ground for invalidity — Individual character — Informed user — Different overall impression — Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Burden of proof on the applicant for a declaration of invalidity — Requirements relating to the reproduction of an earlier design)

29.7.2019   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 255/37
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2019 — Rietze v EUIPO — Volkswagen (Motor vehicle VW Caddy)
      (Case T-192/18) (1)
      
      (Community design - Invalidity proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Registered Community design representing the motor vehicle VW Caddy - Earlier Community design - Ground for invalidity - Individual character - Informed user - Different overall impression - Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Burden of proof on the applicant for a declaration of invalidity - Requirements relating to the reproduction of an earlier design)
      (2019/C 255/47)
      Language of the case: German
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Rietze GmbH & Co. KG (Altdorf, Germany) (represented by: M. Krogmann, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany) (represented by: C. Klawitter, lawyer)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 January 2018 (Case R 1244/2016-3) relating to invalidity proceedings between Rietze and Volkswagen.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
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                     dismisses the action;
                  
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  
                     orders Rietze GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
                  
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 161, 7.5.2018.