Order of the General Court of 4 March 2020 — Bibita Group v EUIPO — Benkomers (Beverage bottles)

(Case T-180/19) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a beverage bottle - Earlier international design - Revocation of the contested decision - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)

(2020/C 137/76)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Bibita Group SHPK (Tirana, Albania) (represented by: C. Seyfert, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Benkomers OOD (Sofia, Bulgaria)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 January 2019 (Case R 1070/2018-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Bibita Group and Benkomers.

Operative part of the order

1.	There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.

2.	The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs and shall pay the costs incurred by Bibita Group SHPK.

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(1)  OJ C 164, 13.5.2019.