8.5.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 144/39
Judgment of the General Court of 14 March 2017 — Wessel-Werk v EUIPO — Wolf PVG (Suction nozzles for vacuum cleaners)
(Case T-174/16) (1)
((Community design - Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity - Registered Community design representing a suction nozzle for a vacuum cleaner - Earlier Community design - Ground for invalidity - Individual character - Informed user - Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002))
(2017/C 144/51)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Wessel-Werk GmbH (Reichshof, Germany) (represented by: C. Becker, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Schifko, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Wolf PVG GmbH & Co. KG (Vlotho, Germany) (represented by: J. Künzel, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 February 2016 (Case R 1652/2014-3), as rectified, relating to proceedings for a declaration of invalidity between Wolf PVG and Wessel-Werk.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Wessel-Werk GmbH to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 211, 13.6.2016.