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Contested design 000009097-0002

Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2020-01-29

R0165/2019-3

Contested design: 000009097-0002

CDRAppellant: applicant

Outcome

Discontinued / withdrawn

The Board takes note of the withdrawal of the invalidity application, closes both the invalidity and appeal proceedings, and orders each party to bear its own costs.

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1. Takes note of the withdrawal of the application for a declaration of invalidity; 2. Closes the invalidity and the appeal proceedings; 3. Orders each party to bear its own costs in the invalidity and appeal proceedings.

CostsEach party bears its own costs

Parties

Applicant · invalidity challenger

DINOPOL Sp. z o.o.via PDF extraction

Poland (PL)

ul. Odolanowska 91, 63-400 Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland

Holder · RCD owner

Brødrene Hartmann A/Svia PDF extraction

Denmark (DK)

Ørnegårdsvej 18, 2820 Gentofte, Denmark

Represented by

BUDDE SCHOU A/S

Legal grounds invoked

Article 25(1)(b)Article 8(1)Article 70(3)Article 70(5)

Argument summary

  • Invalidity applicant (DINOPOL) had challenged egg-carton design RCD No 9097-0002 under Article 25(1)(b) CDR in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) CDR, claiming all features were solely dictated by technical function; the Invalidity Division rejected this on 23/11/2018.
  • Design holder (Brødrene Hartmann) requested dismissal of the appeal.
  • Both parties requested suspension on 23/07/2019 due to settlement negotiations; on 23/12/2019 the invalidity applicant withdrew the invalidity application and the appeal pursuant to an amicable settlement.
  • The Board closed the proceedings; each party bears its own costs per the parties' agreement.

Deciding panel

  • ChairTh. M. Margellos
  • RapporteurE. Fink
  • MemberM. Bra
  • RegistrarH. Dijkema

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