Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2024-07-12
R0518/2023-3
Contested design: 008466486-0001
Outcome
The appeal proceedings are discontinued due to withdrawal of the appeal, and the holder bears the costs of the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Das Beschwerdeverfahren wird aufgrund der Zurücknahme der Beschwerde eingestellt. 2. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten des Nichtigkeits- und des Beschwerdeverfahrens.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Disteco GmbHvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Buxera 22a, 6837 Weiler, Österreich
Represented by
Stefan Lausegger
Holder · RCD owner
aqotec GmbHvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Vöcklatal 35, A-4890 Weißenkirchen im Attergau, AUSTRIA
Represented by
Clemens Thiele
Prior art cited (2)
Unternehmenskennzeichen 'Disteco GmbH'
marken- und urheberrechtlich geschütztes Firmenlogo der Disteco GmbH
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The holder appealed the invalidity decision that had declared the contested RCD invalid on grounds including Articles 25(1)(b), 25(1)(e) and 25(1)(f) CDR.
- ›The invalidity applicant responded with several observations defending the first-instance invalidation.
- ›Before the Board ruled on the merits, the holder withdrew the appeal.
- ›The Board closed the appeal proceedings and left the first-instance invalidity decision and costs order in force.
Deciding panel
- MemberE. Fink
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
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 ↗ |
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