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Contested design 004741726-0002

Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2019-07-16

R1135/2019-3

Contested design: 004741726-0002

CDRAppellant: applicant

Outcome

Discontinued / withdrawn

The Board notes the withdrawal of the appeal, declares the appeal proceedings terminated, and orders the invalidity applicant to bear the design holder's costs.

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1. Takes notes that the appeal has been withdrawn; 2. Declares that the appeal proceedings are terminated; 3. Orders the invalidity applicant to bear the costs incurred by the design holder.

CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs

Parties

Applicant · invalidity challenger

ProCase GmbHvia PDF extraction

Germany (DE)

Im Bruch 2, 63897 Miltenberg, Germany

Holder · RCD owner

ZCASE - Lukasz ZAWADAvia PDF extraction

Poland (PL)

Racławówka 341/f, 36-047 Niechobrz, Poland

Represented by

Katarzyna Sas

Legal grounds invoked

Article 25(1)(b)Article 4Article 5Article 6Article 70(3)

Argument summary

  • ProCase GmbH (invalidity applicant) had filed an invalidity application against RCD No 4 741 726-0002 (footlockers) on 28 March 2018; the Invalidity Division rejected the application on 26 March 2019 and ordered the applicant to bear costs.
  • ProCase GmbH filed an appeal on 24 May 2019 against the Invalidity Division's rejection.
  • On 28 June 2019, the invalidity applicant informed the Boards that it was withdrawing its appeal.
  • The Board declared the appeal proceedings terminated; per Article 70(3) CDR, the party withdrawing the appeal bears the other party's costs — the invalidity applicant was ordered to bear the design holder's costs.

Deciding panel

  • ChairTh. M. Margellos
  • RapporteurH. Salmi
  • MemberC. Negro
  • RegistrarH. Dijkema

Decision files

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