Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2025-10-09
R1937/2024-3
Contested design: 005770500-0010
Outcome
The Board takes note of the withdrawal of the invalidity application, declares the invalidity and appeal proceedings closed, and takes note of the parties' agreement on costs.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
Tomar nota de la retirada de la solicitud de nulidad; Declarar concluidos los procedimientos de nulidad y de recurso; Tomar nota del acuerdo de las partes sobre las costas.
CostsNo costs order
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Mikomika Internation SLvia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Calle Prim 20, Planta 1, Puerta 4, 13250 Daimiel, España
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Stor, S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Paseo General Martínez Campos, 53, 28010 Madrid, España
Represented by
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant sought cancellation of the bottle design for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier disclosed designs.
- ›The design holder appealed the Invalidity Division's decision invalidating the contested design and ordering it to bear costs.
- ›Before the Board ruled on the merits, the invalidity applicant withdrew the invalidity application and both parties reported an amicable settlement, including on costs.
- ›The Board found the invalidity and appeal proceedings had become devoid of purpose, closed both proceedings, and issued no separate costs order.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys Bacon
- RapporteurS. Rizzo
- MemberH. Salmi
- RegistrarK. Zajfert
Decision files
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| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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