Judgment of the General Court of 10 April 2024 – Maxeon Solar v EUIPO – ZO (Solar panels (part of -))
(Case T-63/23) 1
(Community design – Invalidity proceedings – Registered Community design representing part of solar panels – Earlier design – Ground for invalidity – No individual character – Informed user – No different overall impression – Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd (Singapore, Singapore) (represented by: U. Lüken and J. Bärenfänger, lawyers, authorised to replace SunPower Corporation)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Hamel and J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: ZO
Re:
By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 9 December 2022 (Case R 1589/2021-3).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 121, 3.4.2023.