Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2021-01-19
R1498/2020-3
Contested design: 001033450-0004
Outcome
The Board takes note of the withdrawal of the invalidity application, closes the invalidity and appeal proceedings, sets aside the contested decision, and notes the parties’ agreement on costs.
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1. Takes note of the withdrawal of the application for a declaration of invalidity; 2. Declares the invalidity and appeal proceedings closed; 3. Sets aside the contested decision; 4. Takes note of the agreement on costs.
CostsNot specified
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
ACCUMA S.P.A.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Eustachi, 46, 20129 Milano, Italy
Represented by
Giulio Enrico Sironi
Holder · RCD owner
ACCUMALUX S.A.via PDF extraction
LU
Allée de la Poudrerie, L-1899 Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg
Represented by
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›ACCUMA sought invalidity of the contested battery design for lack of novelty, lack of individual character, technical-function features, and failure to satisfy Article 4(2) CDR.
- ›The Invalidity Division declared the RCD invalid and ordered the design holder to bear costs; ACCUMALUX appealed seeking annulment of that decision.
- ›During the appeal, ACCUMA withdrew the invalidity application and both parties informed the Board that they had settled the dispute and agreed on costs.
- ›The Board found the proceedings had lost their purpose, closed both invalidity and appeal proceedings, set aside the contested decision, and made no costs order.
Deciding panel
- ChairTh. M. Margellos
- RapporteurC. Negro
- MemberM. Bra
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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