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Restitutio in integrum · 2020-05-12
R2243/2019-3
Contested design: 002308932-0010
CDRRCD lapsed at decision
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
The appeal is dismissed.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
Die Beschwerde wird zurückgewiesen.
CostsNot specified
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
DMG MORI SEIKI CO., LTD.via PDF extraction
Japan (JP)
106, Kitakoriyama-cho, Yamatokoriyama-shi, Nara 639-1160, Japan
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
No opposing holder — Restitutio in integrum.
Legal grounds invoked
Article 67(1)Article 67(2)Article 13(2)Article 56Article 57
Argument summary
- ›The holders (DMG MORI SEIKI CO., LTD. and DMG MORI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT) sought restitutio in integrum after their representative's employee failed to execute the renewal of the 36-design Community design registration No. 2 308 932, which lapsed on 13 September 2018.
- ›The holders argued that their representative used specialised software (PatOrg) that automatically generated renewal deadlines, that written instructions to renew had been given, and that a single unexplained error in an otherwise well-functioning system should be excused.
- ›The Board held that the representative failed to demonstrate the required due care: no explanation for the missed deadline was provided, and the workflow lacked a verification mechanism to confirm that renewal steps had been actually completed and the fees paid.
- ›The appeal was dismissed; the restitutio application was correctly refused because the failure resulted from the representative's negligence rather than an extraordinary unforeseeable event.
Deciding panel
- ChairTh. M. Margellos
- RapporteurA. Szanyi Felkl
- MemberE. Fink
- Registrarp.o. M. Chaleva
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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