Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2018-01-22
R1029/2017-3
Contested design: 002541771-0012
Outcome
The invalidity and appeal proceedings are closed following withdrawal of the invalidity application; the applicant bears the holder's costs and fees of both proceedings.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Das Nichtigkeits- und das Beschwerdeverfahren werden aufgrund der Zurücknahme des Antrags auf Erklärung der Nichtigkeit eingestellt; 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die der Inhaberin entstandenen Kosten und Gebühren des Nichtigkeits- und des Beschwerdeverfahrens.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Baustoffwerke Gebhart & Söhne GmbH & Co. KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Einöde 2, D-87760 Lachen, Deutschland
Holder · RCD owner
braun-steine GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Hauptstraße 5-7, D-73340 Amstetten, Deutschland
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Baustoffwerke Gebhart (invalidity applicant) filed an invalidity application against the contested RCD (paving stones) owned by braun-steine GmbH, alleging lack of novelty and individual character under Article 25(1)(b) CDR.
- ›The Invalidity Division had upheld the application and declared the RCD invalid.
- ›On 27 December 2017, while the appeal filed by braun-steine (holder) was pending, the invalidity applicant withdrew its invalidity application.
- ›With the withdrawal, the basis for both proceedings lapsed; the contested invalidity decision did not become final; applicant was ordered to bear holder's costs under Article 70(3) CDR.
Deciding panel
- ChairTh. M. Margellos
- RapporteurE. Fink
- MemberA. Szanyi Felkl
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| enEnglish | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |