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Contested design 000218193-0011

Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2019-10-09

R0460/2016-3

Contested design: 000218193-0011

CDRAppellant: holder

Outcome

Discontinued / withdrawn

The withdrawal of the invalidity application is noted, the invalidity and appeal proceedings are declared closed, and the invalidity applicant is ordered to bear the costs.

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1. Takes note of the withdrawal of the application for a declaration of invalidity; 2. Declares the invalidity and appeal proceedings closed; 3. Orders the invalidity applicant to bear the costs incurred by the design holder.

CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs

Parties

Applicant · invalidity challenger

PROMECO N.V.via PDF extraction

Belgium (BE)

Doornikserijksweg 12, 8510 Bellegem, Belgium

Represented by

GEVERS

Holder · RCD owner

Aerts NV.via PDF extraction

Belgium (BE)

Herentalseweg 66, 2440 Geel, Belgium

Represented by

GEVERS

Legal grounds invoked

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

Argument summary

  • Design holder (Aerts) appealed the Invalidity Division's decision declaring the contested dishes RCD invalid.
  • Invalidity applicant (PROMECO) had filed the invalidity application based on Article 25(1)(b) CDR in conjunction with Articles 4 to 6 CDR and submitted observations in reply to the appeal.
  • After an agreement between the parties, the invalidity applicant withdrew the application for a declaration of invalidity on 2 October 2019, rendering both proceedings without purpose.
  • The Board closed the proceedings; since no apportionment of costs was requested, Article 70(3) CDR was applied ordering the party who terminated the proceedings (the invalidity applicant) to bear the costs.

Deciding panel

  • ChairTh. M. Margellos
  • RapporteurH. Salmi
  • MemberC. Rusconi
  • RegistrarM. Chaleva

Decision files

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