18.3.2019
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 103/34
Judgment of the General Court of 7 February 2019 — Eglo Leuchten v EUIPO — Di-Ka (Lamp)
(Case T-766/17) (1)
((Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a lighting fitting - Ground for invalidity - Earlier Community design - Individual character - Informed user - Degree of freedom of the designer - Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002))
(2019/C 103/44)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Eglo Leuchten GmbH (Pill, Austria) (represented by: H. Lauf, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Söder, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Di-Ka Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KG (Arnsberg, Germany) (represented by: M.-H. Hoffmann, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 September 2017 (Case R 738/2016-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Eglo Leuchten and Di-Ka Vertriebs.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Eglo Leuchten GmbH to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 22, 22.1.2018.
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