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Contested design 005941960-0003

Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2020-03-24

R2698/2019-3

Contested design: 005941960-0003

CDRAppellant: applicant

Outcome

Appeal inadmissible

The appeal is dismissed as inadmissible; the invalidity applicant is ordered to bear the design holder's costs.

Show verbatim operative text

1. Dismisses the appeal as inadmissible; 2. Orders the invalidity applicant to bear the costs incurred by the design holder.

CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs

Parties

Applicant · invalidity challenger

ISSG Sports Innovations, LDA.via PDF extraction

Portugal (PT)

Rua Quinta do Gato Bravo, 5-G, Zona Industrial Vale Flores, 2810-069 Feijó, Portugal

Holder · RCD owner

Sports Partnervia PDF extraction

Portugal (PT)

Estrada da Pernigem nº 26 São João das Lampas, 2705-726 Lisboa, Portugal

Legal grounds invoked

Article 25(1)(b)Article 4(1)Article 25(1)(d)(ii)Article 57

Argument summary

  • Invalidity applicant (appellant) filed an appeal against the Invalidity Division's rejection of its invalidity application but failed to file the written statement of grounds within the four-month deadline.
  • The design holder (respondent) was notified of the deficiency; no comment was received from the appellant within the granted one-month period.
  • The Board found the appeal non-compliant with Article 57 CDR because no statement of grounds was submitted before the 3 February 2020 deadline.
  • The appeal was declared inadmissible and the contested first-instance decision became final.

Deciding panel

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

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