8.1.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 5/37
Judgment of the General Court of 17 November 2017 — Ciarko v EUIPO — Maan (cooker hood)
(Case T-684/16) (1)
((Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a cooker hood - Earlier Community design - Ground for invalidity - Lack of individual character - Informed user - Degree of freedom of the designer - No different overall impression - Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002))
(2018/C 005/50)
Language of the case: Polish
Parties
Applicant: Ciarko spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością sp.k.(Sanok, Poland) (represented by: M. Żabińska, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Maan sp. z o.o. (Grójec, Poland)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 July 2016 (Case R 1212/2015-3) concerning invalidity proceedings between Maan and Ciarko spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Ciarko spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością sp.k. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO);
3.
Orders Maan sp. z o.o. to bear its own costs.
(1) OJ C 410, 7.11.2016.