Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-26
000131524
Contested design: 015092175-0005
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected as inadmissible, and the holder must bear the procedural 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 015092175-0005 under Article 25(1)(b) UGMV.
- ›After the invalidity filing, the holder surrendered the contested design on 13/10/2025, and the surrender was entered in the register on 14/10/2025.
- ›The Office invited the applicant to show a legitimate interest in a merits decision under Article 24(2), but the applicant replied that it no longer had such an interest.
- ›The Division rejected the application as inadmissible under Article 30(1) UGMDV and ordered the holder, whose surrender ended the case after filing, to pay EUR 720 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- MemberIvo TSENKOV
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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