Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2025-03-31
R0160/2023-3
Contested design: 008337372-0014
Outcome
The appeal proceedings are suspended until the General Court gives a final judgment in case T-628/24.
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Suspends the appeal proceedings until the General Court renders a final judgment in case T-628/24.
CostsNot specified
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
GuangDong Qman Toys Industry Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Intersection of West Side of Xingye West 2nd Road and North Side of Xingye South Road 515000 Shantou, Guangdong China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Lego A/Svia PDF extraction
Denmark (DK)
Aastvej 1 7190 Billund Denmark
Represented by
Legal grounds invoked
From EUIPO API metadata.
Argument summary
- ›The design holder appealed the invalidity decision and later requested suspension pending the General Court's judgment in case T-628/24.
- ›The invalidity applicant opposed suspension, arguing the cases concern different designs, require independent factual assessment, and that delay would unfairly prolong the appeal's suspensive effect.
- ›The Board held that it has discretion to suspend inter partes appeals and that the General Court's reasoning in T-628/24 may assist the assessment of similar overall-impression issues here.
- ›After weighing the parties' interests, the Board suspended the appeal proceedings until a final judgment is rendered in T-628/24.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys Bacon
- RapporteurS. Rizzo
- MemberE. Fink
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
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