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Contested design 001431829-0004

Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2020-01-07

R1011/2018-3

Contested design: 001431829-0004

CDRAppellant: holder

Outcome

Other

The appeal proceedings R 1011/2018-3 are suspended until the judgment in Case T-574/19 becomes final.

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Suspends the appeal proceedings R 1011/2018-3, until the judgement in Case T-574/19 becomes final.

CostsNot specified

Parties

Applicant · invalidity challenger

MYSTIC PRODUCTS IMPORT & EXPORT, SL

Spain (ES)

Carrer Guifre Nº 689, 08918 Badalona, Spain

Holder · RCD owner

Tinnus Enterprises, LLC

United States (US)

3429 18th Street, Plano Texas, United States (of America)

Represented by

Dentons Boekel N.V.

Legal grounds invoked

Article 25(1)(b)Article 4(1)Article 8(1)Article 8

Argument summary

  • The design holder appealed the Invalidity Division's decision declaring RCD No 1 431 829-0004 invalid for being solely dictated by technical function under Article 8(1) CDR.
  • The invalidity applicant requested that the appeal be dismissed.
  • The Board noted that a parallel General Court appeal (T-574/19) concerning the same product and same legal issue (Article 8(1) CDR) was pending, filed by the design holder against decision R 1002/2018-3.
  • The Board suspended the present appeal proceedings pending a final judgment in Case T-574/19.

Deciding panel

  • ChairTh. M. Margellos
  • RapporteurG. Humphreys
  • MemberE. Fink
  • RegistrarR. Vidal

Decision files

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