Document ID: docfile:efdfc331-0d25-496a-8969-b2d182fbf46c
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Source URL: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/AUTO/?uri=CELEX:62018TN0112&qid=1741627147539&rid=61931
Title: Case T-112/18: Action brought on 23 February 2018 — Pink Lady America v CPVO — WAAA (Cripps Pink)
Date: 2018-02-23T01:00:00.000+01:00
Metadata: {"title": "Case T-112/18: Action brought on 23 February 2018 \u2014 Pink Lady America v CPVO \u2014 WAAA (Cripps Pink)", "celex": "62018TN0112", "date_of_document": "2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z", "ecli": "ECLI:EU:UNKNOWN:62018TN0112", "author": "General Court", "form": "Judicial information"}

#### 30.4.2018   

EN

#### Official Journal of the European Union

#### C 152/42

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# Action brought on 23 February 2018 — Pink Lady America v CPVO — WAAA (Cripps Pink)

#### (Case T-112/18)

(2018/C 152/51)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

## **Parties**

*Applicant: Pink Lady America LLC (Yakima, Washington, United States) (represented by: R. Manno and S. Travaglio, lawyers)*

Defendant: Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Western Australian Agriculture Authority (WAAA) (South Perth, Australia)

## **Details of the proceedings before CPVO**

*Proprietor of the Community plant variety right at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal*

Community Plant variety right at issue: Community Plant Variety Right No EU1640, apple variety Cripps Pink

Procedure before CPVO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity.

Contested decision: Decision of the Board of Appeal of CPVO of 14 September 2017 in Case A007/2016

## **Form of order sought**

The applicant claims that the Court should:

    annul the contested decision;

    annul the Cripps Pink apple tree variety CPVR No 1640 for lack of novelty according to Article 10 along with Article 20 of Regulation No 2100/94;

    order the CPVO and the Western Australian Agriculture Authority to bear the costs and expenses of the proceedings.

## **Pleas in law**

    Infringement of the combined provisions of Articles 10 and 20 of Regulation No 2100/94;

    Infringement of Article 76 of Regulation No 2100/94 and of the general principles of law on legal certainty and sound administration of justice in conjunction with Article 50(3) of Regulation No 874/2009.

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