29.7.2019
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 255/37
Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2019 — Porsche v EUIPO — Autec (Motor vehicles)
(Case T-209/18) (1)
(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a motor vehicle - Earlier Community design - Ground for invalidity - No individual character - Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
(2019/C 255/48)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Stuttgart, Germany) (represented by: C. Klawitter, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Autec AG (Nuremberg, Germany) (represented by: M. Krogmann, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 January 2018 (Case R 945/2016-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Autec AG and Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1)
Dismisses the action;
2)
Orders Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 166, 14.5.2018.