21.12.2013
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 377/13
Judgment of the General Court of 7 November 2013 — Budziewska v OHIM — Puma (Bounding feline)
(Case T-666/11) (1)
(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a bounding feline - Earlier designs - Ground for invalidity - Lack of individual character - Informed user - Degree of freedom of the designer - Overall impression not different - Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
2013/C 377/29
Language of the case: Polish
Parties
Applicant: Danuta Budziewska (Łódź, Poland) (represented by: J. Masłowski, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Walicka, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Puma SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 September 2011 (Case R 1137/2010-3) relating to invalidity proceedings between Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport and Danuta Budziewska.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Danuta Budziewska to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 109, 14.4.2012.
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