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Contested design 004031201-0001

Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2023-08-14

R1858/2022-3

Contested design: 004031201-0001

CDRAppellant: holder

Outcome

Other

The appeal proceedings are stayed until the decision in case T-10/23 pending before the General Court becomes final; costs are reserved for the final decision.

Show verbatim operative text(de)

Das Beschwerdeverfahren wird bis zur rechtskräftigen Entscheidung in der vor dem Gericht anhängigen Rechtssache T-10/23, ausgesetzt. Die Kosten bleiben der Endentscheidung vorbehalten.

CostsNot specified

Parties

Applicant · invalidity challenger

Light Tec Limitedvia PDF extraction

Hong Kong (HK)

Unit 908-910, 9/F, Prosperity Center, 25 Chong Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Sonderverwaltungszone Hongkong

Holder · RCD owner

DecoTrend GmbHvia PDF extraction

Germany (DE)

Zur Drehscheibe 5, 92637 Weiden, Deutschland

Legal grounds invoked

Art 25(1)(b)

From EUIPO API metadata.

Argument summary

  • The invalidity applicant had sought invalidity of the contested RCD under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Articles 4(1) and 6(1)(b) CDR, and the Invalidity Division declared it invalid.
  • The design holder appealed and requested that the contested invalidity decision be set aside.
  • The invalidity applicant opposed the appeal and requested its dismissal.
  • The Board found that essentially the same legal issues were pending before the General Court in related case T-10/23 between the same parties.
  • The Board did not decide the merits and instead stayed the appeal, reserving costs for the final decision.

Deciding panel

  • ChairG. Humphreys
  • RapporteurC. Bartos
  • MemberA. Pohlmann
  • RegistrarH. Dijkema

Decision files

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