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Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2026-01-12
R0507/2024-3
Contested design: 002137190-0008
CDRAppellant: holder
Outcome
Other
The Board suspends the appeal proceedings 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
DoubleEagle Industry (China) Limitedvia PDF extraction
Hong Kong (HK)
Unit B 8/F, Henfa Commercial Building, 348-350 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Lego A/Svia PDF extraction
Denmark (DK)
Aastvej 1, 7190 Billund, Denmark
Represented by
Legal grounds invoked
Article 25(1)(b)Article 6Article 108Article 71(1)(b)Article 44(4)
Argument summary
- ›The design holder appealed the Invalidity Division's decision declaring the contested EUD invalid for lack of individual character under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 6.
- ›The invalidity applicant asked for the appeal to be dismissed and opposed suspension, arguing that the case required a specific assessment, no concrete overlap with T-628/24 had been shown, and delay would be unjustified.
- ›The Board held that Article 71(1)(b) allowed suspension after weighing both parties' interests and found that the General Court's future reasoning in T-628/24 could affect the assessment of similar overall-impression issues here.
- ›The Board suspended the appeal proceedings pending a final judgment in T-628/24 and did not rule on the merits of the invalidity appeal.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys Bacon
- RapporteurS. Rizzo
- MemberE. Fink
- RegistrarK. Zajfert
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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