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Contested design 000228184-0004

Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2018-10-29

R1336/2012-3

Contested design: 000228184-0004

CDRAppellant: applicantRCD lapsed at decision

Outcome

Discontinued / withdrawn

The invalidity and appeal proceedings are closed on the basis of the holder's surrender of the contested Community design; each party bears its own costs.

Show verbatim operative text(de)

1. Das Nichtigkeits- und das Beschwerdeverfahren werden aufgrund des Verzichts auf das angegriffene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster eingestellt. 2. Jede Partei trägt ihre eigenen Kosten des Nichtigkeits- und des Beschwerdeverfahrens.

CostsEach party bears its own costs

Parties

Applicant · invalidity challenger

CROWN HELLAS CAN SAvia PDF extraction

GR

57 Ethnikis Antistaseos Str., GR-152 31 Halandri, Athen, Griechenland

Represented by

BAKER BOTTS (UK) LLP

Holder · RCD owner

Ball Beverage Packaging Europe Limitedvia PDF extraction

United Kingdom (GB)

100 Capability Green, Luton LU1 3LG, Vereinigtes Königreich

Represented by

HOGAN LOVELLS

Legal grounds invoked

Article 25(1)(b)Article 5Article 6Article 70(3)Article 70(5)

Argument summary

  • The invalidity applicant (Crown Hellas CAN SA) challenged RCD No 228184-0004 (beverage cans) for lack of novelty and individual character; the Invalidity Division rejected the application on 29 May 2012 and ordered costs against the applicant.
  • The applicant appealed on 19 July 2012; proceedings were stayed in 2015 pending T-9/15 and again for settlement negotiations.
  • On 22 October 2018 the parties jointly declared the holder's surrender of the contested RCD; the surrender was registered on 26 October 2018.
  • The Board closed both proceedings; each party bears its own costs per the parties' agreed arrangement.

Deciding panel

  • ChairTh. M. Margellos
  • RapporteurE. Fink
  • MemberC. Rusconi
  • RegistrarI. Romero Conrad

Decision files

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