Action brought on 7 August 2023 – Lidl Digital International v EUIPO – Ningbo Hanyuan Lighting (Lamps)

(Case T-471/23)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Lidl Digital International GmbH & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: T. Dolde and C. Zimmer, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Ningbo Hanyuan Lighting Co. Ltd (Ningbo, China)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the design at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Design at issue: Community design (Lamps) – Community design No 5647708-0010

Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 June 2023 in Case R 598/2022-3

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs of these proceedings and the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 7(1), in conjunction with Article 65(1)(c), of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002.

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