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Contested design 002137190-0007

Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2025-03-31

R0182/2023-3

Contested design: 002137190-0007

CDRAppellant: holder

Outcome

Other

The appeal proceedings are suspended until the General Court renders 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

Markus Schaackvia PDF extraction

Germany (DE)

Karl-Ferdinand-Braun-Straße 33, 50170 Kerpen, Germany

Represented by

Von Bülow & Tamada

Holder · RCD owner

Lego A/Svia PDF extraction

Denmark (DK)

Aastvej 1, 7190 Billund, Denmark

Represented by

Bomhard IP, S.L.

Legal grounds invoked

Article 25(1)(b)Article 6

Argument summary

  • The design holder appealed the Invalidity Division's decision declaring RCD No 2 137 190-0007 invalid for lack of individual character under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 6 CDR.
  • The invalidity applicant requested that the appeal be dismissed and opposed the design holder's later request to suspend the case pending General Court case T-628/24.
  • The Board found that T-628/24 raises comparable issues on overall impression, including the effect of proportions and undersides, so that judgment may materially inform this appeal.
  • Balancing both parties' interests, legal certainty, and procedural economy, the Board issued an interim decision suspending the appeal until a final judgment in T-628/24.

Deciding panel

  • ChairG. Humphreys Bacon
  • RapporteurS. Rizzo
  • MemberE. Fink
  • RegistrarH. Dijkema

Decision files

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