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Contested design 015004754-0003

Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2024-06-06

R0556/2024-3

Contested design: 015004754-0003

CDRAppellant: applicant

Outcome

Discontinued / withdrawn

The Board takes note of the withdrawal of the appeal, closes the appeal proceedings, and orders the invalidity applicant to bear the former design holder's appeal costs.

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1. Takes note of the withdrawal of the appeal and declares the appeal proceedings + closed; + +2. Orders the invalidity applicant to bear the costs incurred by the former design + holder in the appeal proceedings.

CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs

Parties

Applicant · invalidity challenger

TABB Interior Systems B.V.via PDF extraction

Netherlands (NL)

Zeusstraat 2, 5048 CA Tilburg, Netherlands

Represented by

AKD N.V.

Holder · RCD owner

VREE Group B.V.via PDF extraction

Netherlands (NL)

Gessel 62, 3454 MZ De Meern, Netherlands

Represented by

Rise

Legal grounds invoked

Art 70(3)

From EUIPO API metadata.

Argument summary

  • The invalidity applicant appealed the Invalidity Division's rejection of its application for a declaration of invalidity against RCD No 15 004 754-0003 for telephone booths.
  • The former design holder did not present a recorded merits response in this decision; instead, the parties reached a settlement and the appellant withdrew the appeal while also requesting recordal of a transfer of the contested RCD.
  • The Board found the appeal admissible, but held that the withdrawal rendered the appeal proceedings without purpose, so the first-instance decision became final.
  • The appeal proceedings were closed without a merits ruling, and the invalidity applicant was ordered to bear the former design holder's appeal costs.

Deciding panel

  • ChairS. Stürmann
  • RapporteurA. Pohlmann
  • MemberH. Salmi
  • Registrarp.o. R. Vidal Romero

Decision files

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