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Contested design 003043207-0002

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

R2320/2018-3

Contested design: 003043207-0002

CDRAppellant: holder

Outcome

Discontinued / withdrawn

The withdrawal of the invalidity request is noted, the appeal proceedings are terminated, and each party will bear its own costs pursuant to the parties' settlement agreement.

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1. Takes note of the withdrawal of the request for a declaration of invalidity; 2. Terminates the appeal proceedings; 3. Takes note that each party will bear its own costs.

CostsEach party bears its own costs

Parties

Applicant · invalidity challenger

STURM HANDELS GMBHvia PDF extraction

Germany (DE)

Graf-Bentzel-Str. 85, 72108 Rottenburg, Germany

Holder · RCD owner

Grzegorz Mieszczak trading as HELIKON -TEXvia PDF extraction

Poland (PL)

ul. Radomska 34, 54-032 Wrocław, Poland

Represented by

Halina Józefa Winohradnik

Legal grounds invoked

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

Argument summary

  • Design holder (Helikon-Tex) appealed the Invalidity Division decision declaring the rucksack RCD invalid; the invalidity applicant (Sturm Handels) opposed the appeal.
  • The invalidity applicant subsequently withdrew its request for a declaration of invalidity on 4 June 2019, notifying the Office that the parties had reached an amicable settlement and agreed each would bear its own costs.
  • As a result of the withdrawal, the appeal proceedings lost their purpose and were terminated; the earlier invalidity decision took no effect and RCD No 3 043 207-0002 remained valid.
  • No substantive merits assessment was conducted; the Board took note of the settlement on costs.

Deciding panel

  • ChairTh. M. Margellos
  • RapporteurC. Rusconi
  • MemberG. Humphreys
  • RegistrarH. Dijkema

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