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Other appeal · Board of Appeal · 2020-08-18
R1210/2020-3
Contested design: 007691381-0002
CDRAppellant: applicant
Outcome
Appeal upheld (reversal)
The appeal is upheld; the case is remitted to the examiner for further examination of the application; the appeal fee is to be reimbursed.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Die Beschwerde wird stattgegeben. 2. Die Sache wird zur weiteren Prüfung der Anmeldung an die Prüferin zurückverwiesen. 3. Die Beschwerdegebühr ist zurückzuerstatten.
CostsNot specified
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Paulmann Licht GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Quezinger Feld 2, 31832 Springe-Völksen, Deutschland
Holder · RCD owner
No opposing holder — Other appeal · Board of Appeal.
Legal grounds invoked
Article 62
Argument summary
- ›Applicant (Paulmann Licht GmbH) appealed a partial refusal of its multiple design application, arguing it never received the examiner's objection of 21 February 2020 sent by fax.
- ›No holder/opposing party; this is an ex-parte appeal against an Office refusal.
- ›The Board found the objection was sent to a wrong fax number not recorded in the Office's database, and the examiner issued a decision before the response period had expired, violating Article 62 CDR (right to be heard).
- ›Appeal upheld; the case is remitted and the appeal fee reimbursed due to the serious procedural defect.
Deciding panel
- ChairTh. M. Margellos
- RapporteurC. Bartos
- 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 ↗ |