Notices for publication in the OJ nº T-228/16 of Tribunal General de la Unión Europea, July 20, 2018

• Resolution Date: July 20, 2018
• Issuing Organization: Tribunal General de la Unión Europea
• Decision Number: T-228/16

Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2018 - Haverkamp IP v EUIPO - Sissel (Pebble beach surface pattern)

(Case T-228/16) ¹

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Registered Community design representing a pebble beach surface pattern - Earlier design - Grounds for invalidity - Lack of novelty - Article 5 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Haverkamp IP GmbH (Kindberg, Austria), authorised to replace Reinhard Haverkamp (represented by: A. Waldenberger, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Sissel GmbH (Bad Dürkheim, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 February 2016 (Case R 2619/2014-3) concerning invalidity proceedings between Sissel and Mr Haverkamp

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders...