Judgment of the General Court of 12 March 2020 — Gamma-A v EUIPO — Zivju pārstrādes uzņēmumu serviss (Packaging for foodstuffs)

(Case T-352/19) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing packaging for foodstuffs - Earlier design - Ground for invalidity - No individual character - No different overall impression - Article 6(1)(b) and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)

(2020/C 175/27)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Gamma-A SIA (Riga, Latvia) (represented by: M. Liguts, 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: Zivju pārstrādes uzņēmumu serviss SIA (Riga) (represented by: J. Alfejeva, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 March 2019 (Case R 2516/2017-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Piejūra SIA and Gamma-A.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders Gamma-A SIA to pay the costs.

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(1)  OJ C 255, 29.7.2019.