Atos Medical v EUIPO - Andreas Fahl Medizintechnik- Vertrieb (Patch medicaux) (Intellectual, industrial and commercial property - Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ T-560/18 (24 October 2019)

Atos Medical v EUIPO - Andreas Fahl Medizintechnik- Vertrieb (Patch medicaux) (Intellectual, industrial and commercial property - Judgment) French Text [2019] EUECJ T-560/18 (24 October 2019)

The applicant failed to prove disclosure of prior designs other than AS 4 and AS 7. The Board of Appeal correctly found that the contested design produces a different overall impression on the informed user compared to AS 4 and AS 7, considering the limited freedom of the designer and the specific differences in...

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Citation
[2019] EUECJ T-560/18
Parties
Applicant: Atos Medical GmbH; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO); Intervener: Andreas Fahl Medizintechnik-Vertrieb GmbH
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Action for Annulment of EUIPO Board of Appeal Decision / Final Judgment at General Court (t 560/18)
Outcome
action dismissed
Legal Topics
Community Design, Nullity Proceedings, Individual Character, Disclosure of Prior Designs, Burden of Proof, Procedural Law
Intellectual Property Industrial Property EU Law Community Design Nullity Proceedings Individual Character Disclosure of Prior Designs Burden of Proof +1 more

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Parties

Atos Medical GmbH

Applicant

Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO)

Respondent

Andreas Fahl Medizintechnik-Vertrieb GmbH

Intervener

Procedural Posture

Action for Annulment of EUIPO Board of Appeal Decision / Final Judgment at General Court (t 560/18)

  1. 1 Whether the contested Community design for a medical patch lacks individual character under Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 due to prior disclosures (AS 4, AS 7)
  2. 2 Whether the Board of Appeal erred in its assessment of the disclosure and comparison of impressions produced by the contested and prior designs
  3. 3 Whether late evidence should be admitted

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant failed to prove disclosure of prior designs other than AS 4 and AS 7. The Board of Appeal correctly found that the contested design produces a different overall impression on the informed user compared to AS 4 and AS 7, considering the limited freedom of the designer and the specific differences in shape, arrangement, and features. The applicant's evidence and arguments were insufficient to establish lack of individual character. The late evidence was rightly excluded. The action is dismissed.

Court Disposition

action dismissed

Orders

  • The action is rejected in its entirety.
  • Atos Medical GmbH is ordered to pay the costs.