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Restitutio in integrum · 2020-09-30
R0974/2020-3
Contested design: 002447771-0001
CDRRCD lapsed at decision
Outcome
Restitutio refused
The appeal is dismissed.
Show verbatim operative text
Dismisses the appeal.
CostsNot specified
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Phitek Systems Limitedvia PDF extraction
NZ
Level 4, Data Dimension Building, 2 Kingdon Street, Newmarket, Auckland 1023, New Zealand
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
No opposing holder — Restitutio in integrum.
Legal grounds invoked
Article 67(1)Article 67(2)Article 67(3)Article 22(5)Article 40(1)
Argument summary
- ›The design holder sought restitutio in integrum after missing the renewal deadline for RCD Nos 2 447 771-0001 to 2 447 771-0007, arguing that responsibility transitions between Baldwins and CPA Global caused exceptional system errors in deadline monitoring.
- ›No opposing private party; this is an ex-parte appeal against the Office's refusal of restitutio in integrum.
- ›The Board held that the missed deadline resulted from foreseeable failures in deadline-transfer and monitoring processes, and that the evidence did not show effective double-checking or manual control systems by Baldwins, CPA Global, or the design holder itself.
- ›The appeal was dismissed and restitutio remained refused because the required 'all due care' under Article 67 CDR had not been demonstrated.
Deciding panel
- ChairTh. M. Margellos
- RapporteurC. Bartos
- MemberA. Szanyi Felkl
- Registrarp.o. M. Chaleva
Decision files
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |