Judgment of the General Court of 27 February 2020 — Bog-Fran v EUIPO — Fabryki Mebli ‘Forte’ (Furniture)

(Case T-159/19) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing an item of furniture - Ground for invalidity - No individual character - Disclosure of the earlier design - Proof of disclosure - Article 7 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)

(2020/C 114/04)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Bog-Fran sp. z o.o. sp.k. (Warsaw, Poland) (represented by: M. Mikosza, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája and H. O’Neill, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Fabryki Mebli ‘Forte’ S.A. (Ostrów Mazowiecka, Poland) (represented by: H. Basiński, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 January 2019 (Case R 291/2018-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Bog-Fran and Fabryki Mebli ‘Forte’.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Annuls the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 14 January 2019 (Case R 291/2018-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Bog-Fran sp. z o.o. sp.k. and Fabryki Mebli ‘Forte’ S.A.;

2.	Dismisses the action as to the remainder;

3.	Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Bog-Fran;

4.	Orders Fabryki Mebli ‘Forte’ to bear its own costs.

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(1)  OJ C 155, 6.5.2019.