Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 24 September 2019

Pink Lady America LLC v Community Plant Variety Office

Plant varieties — Nullity proceedings — Cripps Pink apple variety — Articles 10 and 116 of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 — Novelty — Derogative grace period — Definition of exploitation of the variety — Commercial evaluation — Article 76 of Regulation (EC) No 874/2009 — Late submission of evidence before the Board of Appeal — Evidence submitted for the first time before the General Court

Case T-112/18



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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
29/11/2019 Pink Lady America v OCVV - WAAA (Cripps Pink)
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2019:679
24/09/2019 Pink Lady America v OCVV - WAAA (Cripps Pink)
Abstract
ECLI:EU:T:2019:679
24/09/2019 Pink Lady America v OCVV - WAAA (Cripps Pink)
Application (OJ)
13/04/2018 Pink Lady America v OCVV - WAAA (Cripps Pink)
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.07 Protection of new plant varieties
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.07 Protection of new plant varieties
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.07 Protection of new plant varieties


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Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 23/02/2018

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

24/09/2019


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 423 from 16.12.2019, p.34

Application: OJ C 152 from 30.04.2018, p.42

Name of the parties

Pink Lady America v OCVV - WAAA (Cripps Pink)

Notes on Academic Writings

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Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
  • - Plant varieties

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Forrester

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • English

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