Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2024-09-17
R1723/2023-3
Contested design: 005809852-0001
Outcome
The Board takes note of the withdrawal of the invalidity request, closes the invalidity and appeal proceedings, and orders the invalidity applicant to bear the design holder's costs in both proceedings.
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1. Takes note of the withdrawal of the request for a declaration of invalidity and declares the invalidity and appeal proceedings closed; 2. Orders the invalidity applicant to bear the costs incurred by the design holder in the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
PolyTech A/Svia PDF extraction
Denmark (DK)
Industrivej 37, 6740 Bramming, Denmark
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Dansk Gummi Industri A/Svia PDF extraction
Denmark (DK)
Profilvej 18, 6000 Kolding, Denmark
Represented by
Legal grounds invoked
From EUIPO API metadata.
Argument summary
- ›PolyTech sought invalidity of RCD No 5 809 852-0001 under Article 25(1)(b) CDR, alleging lack of novelty, lack of individual character, and technically dictated features under Article 8(1) CDR.
- ›The Invalidity Division rejected the application and ordered costs against the invalidity applicant; PolyTech then appealed that rejection.
- ›After PolyTech withdrew the invalidity application during the appeal, the design holder stated that no agreement on costs had been reached and requested a costs decision.
- ›The Board held that the withdrawal deprived both the invalidity and appeal proceedings of purpose, so the contested decision had no effect and the proceedings had to be closed.
- ›Applying Article 70(3) CDR, the Board ordered the invalidity applicant to bear the costs incurred by the design holder in the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
Deciding panel
- ChairS. Stürmann
- RapporteurC. Negro
- MemberH. Salmi
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
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