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Contested design 003797091-0001

Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2019-09-30

R1070/2018-3

Contested design: 003797091-0001

CDRAppellant: applicant

Outcome

Other

The Board's decision of 14 January 2019 in case R 1070/2018-3 is revoked in its entirety due to an obvious error.

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Revokes decision R 1070/2018-3 of 14 January 2019.

CostsNot specified

Parties

Applicant · invalidity challenger

BIBITA GROUP SHPKvia PDF extraction

AL

Rruga e Bogdaneve, Pall. EUROCOL, Kati V, Tirana, Albania

Holder · RCD owner

"БЕНКОМЕРС" ООДvia PDF extraction

Bulgaria (BG)

р-н Възраждане, ул. "СРЕДНА ГОРА" No 127, ет. 1, 1510 СОФИЯ, Bulgaria

Represented by

Rositsa Stoyanova

Prior art cited (1)

International design

beverage bottle prior design

international registration No DM/095 339

Legal grounds invoked

Article 25(1)(d)Article 25(1)(b)Article 39Article 60(1)Article 68

Argument summary

  • The invalidity applicant (Bibita Group) challenged the beverage bottle RCD No 3 797 091-0001 under Article 25(1)(d) CDR; the Invalidity Division rejected the application finding different overall impressions on the informed user.
  • The applicant appealed; the design holder submitted no observations.
  • The Board's earlier decision of 14 January 2019 erroneously assessed the case under Article 25(1)(b) CDR instead of the invoked Article 25(1)(d) CDR, constituting an obvious error requiring revocation.
  • The Board revoked its prior decision under Articles 39 CDIR and 68 CDR; it indicated it would re-assess the appeal on the correct legal basis.

Deciding panel

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

Decision files

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