Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-24
000131505
Contested design: 015092175-0012
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected as inadmissible, and the holder must bear the costs fixed at EUR 720.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Erklärung der Nichtigkeit wird als unzulässig zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Kosten des Verfahrens, welche auf 720 Euro festgesetzt werden, sind von der Inhaberin zu tragen.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Association GYIvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
Annecy, Frankreich
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft
Germany (DE)
Haselünne, Deutschland
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity of EU design No 015092175-0012 under Article 25(1)(b).
- ›After the invalidity filing, the holder surrendered the contested design; no merits defence was recorded.
- ›The Office invited the applicant to show a legitimate interest in a decision despite the surrender, but the applicant stated that no such interest remained.
- ›The Division rejected the invalidity application as inadmissible and ordered the holder to pay EUR 720 in costs because the surrender ended the case after filing.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- MemberThorsten ICKENROTH
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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