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Niteleka Jacob Nichaenzi Jaconiah - The Effects of Trademark Rights on the East African Common Market

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Niteleka Jacob Nichaenzi Jaconiah

The Effects of Trademark Rights on the East African Common Market

Series: Munich Intellectual Property Law Center - MIPLC Studies

Volume 16 2012

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Invalidity S. 162-166

„… for refusal to register a trade sign as a CTM. II. Invalidity The rights of a CTM proprietor are …” „… claim for invalidity directly with OHIM asking the Office to cancel the CTM, or; 2. if the CTM …” „… pleading that the registration of the CTM is invalid. 614 The substantive justifications for invalidity …”

Effects of CTM revocation and invalidity S. 166-167

„… mark in the UK. 2. Relative grounds for invalidity Relative grounds upon which a CTM may be …” „… right” 628 are also relative grounds for invalidity. However, the holder of the above earlier rights …” „… important to note, where more than one earlier right forms part of the relative grounds for invalidity …”

Revocation S. 160-162

„… which such rights are revoked, whereas, as a result of successful invalidity proceedings, the …” „… challenge the validity of a CTM. 610 Grounds for CTM revocation and invalidity are discussed below. I …” „… particularly the case where invalidity issues are the basis for the cancellation proceedings. Cf. BASTIAN …”

Community trade mark courts S. 189-200

„… relating to CTM. 1. Jurisdiction over infringement and invalidity proceedings The CTMR delineates …” „… mark OHIM and CTM courts enjoy concurrent competence to deal with CTM revocation and invalidity …” „… proceedings. Where the actions relating to revocation and declaration of invalidity of a CTM have not yet …”

Table of contents S. 7-14

„… . Invalidity 162 1. Absolute grounds for invalidity 163 2. Relative grounds for invalidity 166 III …” „… . Effects of CTM revocation and invalidity 166 H. International Registration Procedure under the CTMR 167 …” „… infringement and invalidity proceedings 190 a) Infringement actions 191 b) Validity of a Community trade …”

Introductory remarks S. 79-80

„… being cancelled either through revocation or invalidity proceedings. The second part concludes with a …” „… revocation or application for declaration of invalidity. 238 An Administration of Trade Marks and Legal …”

Automatic extension of Community trade marks S. 185-187

„… proceedings may be instituted against it on the basis of absolute and relative grounds for invalidity …” „… available in the new Member State. Similarly, a counter claim for the invalidity of a CTM cannot be …”

EC as a designated territory S. 167-170

„… invalidity explained above may be distinguished in a peculiar sense: “the rights of the proprietor shall be …” „… for declaration of invalidity are put into legal machinery in a similar manner: the CTM may be …”

Opposition against CTM registration S. 152-160

„… , whereas, as a result of successful invalidity proceedings, the respective rights are taken to have been …” „… revocation and invalidity are discussed below. I. Revocation The use of a CTM as described above, is …” „… . Article 56(3) of the CTMR. 610 This is particularly the case where invalidity issues are the basis for …”

Office responsible for CTM system S. 80-81

„… for declaration of invalidity. 238 An Administration of Trade Marks and Legal Division is …”

The principle of unitary character S. 240-241

„… cancellation even where the prior rights forming the basis for the invalidity proceedings are only protected …”

The principle of Coexistence of trade mark rights S. 241-242

„… where the prior rights forming the basis for the invalidity proceedings are only protected in a single …”

Trade mark conversion S. 182-185

„… or for revocation or for invalidity available in this Member State, the subject matter of a CTM …”

Seniority S. 176-182

„… foundation for such seniority. Any successful legal action (such as invalidity and revocation proceedings …”

CTM application S. 146-152

„… OHIM such as opposition, revocation, or invalidity, where the CTM proprietor is the only party to the …”

Absolute Grounds S. 90-111

„… ground for refusal or invalidity of registration based on technical functionality of a shape cannot be …”

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Gordian N. Hasselblatt - Community Design Regulation

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Community Design Regulation

Series: Kooperationswerke Beck - Hart – Nomos

Volume 2018

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Invalidity Divisions S. 652

„… the competence of an examiner (Art. 103) or an Invalidity Division (Art. 105). This means that it is …” „… and Legal Division are subject to appeal (Art. 55). Article 105 Invalidity Divisions 1. An Invalidity …” „… invalidity of registered Community designs. 2. An Invalidity Division shall consist of three members. At …”

Grounds for invalidity S. 265-280

„… Artt. 88 (2), 89 (1)(d). Since a declaration of invalidity leads to the elimination ex tunc (Art 26 (1 …” „… on or before the date of filing of the invalidity application, the applicant will be requested to …” „… submit evidence that it has a legal interest in the declaration of invalidity, if the applicant does not …”

Declaration of invalidity S. 261-265

„… . The practical significance of Art. 23 is therefore likely to be infinitesimal. SECTION 5 Invalidity …” „… Article 24 Declaration of invalidity 1. A registered Community design shall be declared invalid on …” „… Beliehene in Germany. Declaration of invalidity Art. 24 Smielick 261 Reemers Publishing Services GmbH …”

Judgements of invalidity S. 565-570

„… 12.10.2018 11:05:18 3B2 9.1.580; Page size: 160.00mm 240.00mm 4. Challenge of invalidity (Art. 85 (2 …” „… a counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity of the unregistered Community design or by way of a …” „… plea relating to its invalidity.59 In addition, the defendant has the option pursuant to Art. 81 (c) of …”

Consequences of invalidity S. 280-283

„… a first filing from which priority is claimed.85 47 The EUIPO’s Invalidity Guidelines appear to …” „… likely to pass unnoticed in the perception of the informed user. Article 26 Consequences of invalidity 1 …” „… invalidity of the Community design shall not affect: (a) any decision on infringement which has acquired the …”

Application for a declaration of invalidity S. 419-428

„… application for a declaration of invalidity cannot be brought forward. Title VI. Surrender and invalidityArt …” „… invalidityArt. 52 20–26 422 Mosing Reemers Publishing Services GmbH O:/Beck/Hasselblatt_978-3-406-71477-1/3 …” „… EUIPO-Invalidity-Guidelines. Title VI. Surrender and invalidityArt. 52 34–35 424 Mosing Reemers Publishing Services GmbH …”

Effects of the judgement on invalidity S. 570

„… pending with the EUIPO upon submission of a counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity, stay of the …” „… is not required in such case. Article 87 Effects of the judgement on invalidity When it has become …” „… establishes that a decision of a Community design court on the invalidity of a Community design has effects …”

Action or counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity of a Community design S. 552-555

„… declaration of invalidity of a Community design 1. An action or a counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity …” „… of a Community design may only be based on the grounds for invalidity mentioned in Article 25. 2. In …” „… . Grounds for invalidity (Art. 84 (1 …”

Examination of the application S. 428-441

„… . 35 EUIPO Dec. of 03.05.2017 – R 2279/2015-3 – Occhiali. Title VI. Surrender and invalidityArt. 53 428 …” „… CDR. Title VI. Surrender and invalidityArt. 53 5–11 430 Mosing Reemers Publishing Services GmbH …” „… and invalidityArt. 53 19–25 432 Mosing Reemers Publishing Services GmbH O:/Beck/Hasselblatt …”

Annex 5 GUIDELINES FOR EXAMINATION OF REGISTERED COMMUNITY DESIGNS EUROPEAN UNION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE (EUIPO) REGISTERED COMMUNITY DESIGNS S. 1019-1053

„… EXAMINATION OF DESIGN INVALIDITY APPLICATIONS Table of Contents 1 Purpose …” „… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 Introduction — general principles applying to invalidity proceedings . . . 5 2.1 Duty to state …” „… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.3 Scope of the examination carried out by the Invalidity Division . . . . 6 2.4 Compliance with …”

Participation in the proceedings of the alleged infringer S. 441-445

„… 1305/2013-3 – Portable display devices. Title VI. Surrender and invalidityArt. 54 1–3 442 Mosing Reemers …” „… . Title VI. Surrender and invalidityArt. 54 10–13 444 Mosing Reemers Publishing Services GmbH …” „… invalidity proceedings has the right to appeal against a decision, which affects this party adversely:61 A …”

Presumption of validity – defence as to the merits S. 555-565

„… 12.10.2018 11:05:13 3B2 9.1.580; Page size: 160.00mm 240.00mm invalidity of a Community design, however …” „… applied to the invalidity of the Community design in order to play down the scope of protection of the …” „… declaratory judgment on the invalidity of the Community design. Furthermore, in practice, Art. 84 (4) is …”

The Administration of Trade Marks and Designs and Legal Division S. 651-652

„… Invalidity Division and the BoAs are competent for decisions in relation to registration and validity of RCDs …” „… are new or if it possesses individual character. These questions are part of the invalidity procedure …” „… Regulation which do not fall within the competence of an examiner or an Invalidity Division. It shall in …”

Examination of the facts by the Office of its own motion S. 472-476

„… facts of its own motion. However, in proceedings relating to a declaration of invalidity, the Office …” „… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 I. Confines of inter parte proceedings 1Examination in invalidity proceedings in designs, whether …” „… carried out by the Invalidity Division or the Board of Appeal, is restricted to facts, evidence and …”

Index S. 1071-1092

„… 105 1 et seq. – Invalidity-Guidelines 52 1 et seq., 13 – language of proceedings 98 1 et seq. – legal …” „… 31 27 – interpretation 72 5 – invaliditysee Invalidity of registered design – levy of executionsee …” „… invalidity 6 165 et seq.see also Individual character Action/counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity of …”

Boards of Appeal S. 652-654

„… the competence of an examiner (Art. 103) or an Invalidity Division (Art. 105). This means that it is …” „… and Legal Division are subject to appeal (Art. 55). Article 105 Invalidity Divisions 1. An Invalidity …” „… invalidity of registered Community designs. 2. An Invalidity Division shall consist of three members. At …”

Language of proceedings S. 645-649

„… indicated by the applicant in his application. 4. In the case of invalidity proceedings, the language of …” „… . The application for a declaration of invalidity shall be filed in the language of proceedings. Where …” „… accordance with Article 70. 5. Parties to invalidity proceedings may agree that a different official language …”

Apportionment of costs S. 496-499

„… Article 70 Apportionment of costs 1. The losing party in proceedings for a declaration of invalidity of a …” „… party succeeds on some and fails on other heads, or if reasons of equity so dictate, the Invalidity …” „… withdrawing the application for a declaration of invalidity or the appeal, shall bear the fees and the costs …”

Extent of jurisdiction on infringement S. 550-552

„… declaration of invalidity of a Community design 1. An action or a counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity …” „… of a Community design may only be based on the grounds for invalidity mentioned in Article 25. 2. In …” „… . Grounds for invalidity (Art. 84 (1 …”

Jurisdiction over infringement and validity S. 536-542

„… actions for a declaration of invalidity of an unregistered Community design; (d) for counterclaims for a …” „… declaration of invalidity of a Community design raised in connection with actions under (a). Rc. 29, 30 …” „… . Declaration of non-infringement of Community designs . . . . . . . . . . 13 4. Declaration of invalidity of …”

Surrender S. 412-419

„… . 51 mn. 2. Title VI. Surrender and invalidityArt. 51 9–16 414 Mosing Reemers Publishing Services GmbH …” „… . 51 mn. 12. Title VI. Surrender and invalidityArt. 51 24–31 416 Mosing Reemers Publishing Services …” „… Ruhl, Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster (2. edition), Art. 51 mn. 5. Title VI. Surrender and invalidityArt …”

Novelty S. 73-88

„… , ICD 000009921, Out of the blue v Green Lane, mn. 15. 34 InvalidityGuidelines at 5.5.1.3. and the case …” „… (emphasis added). 42 InvalidityGuidelines at 5.5.1.5. 43 InvalidityGuidelines, ibid. 44 E. g. OHIM Dec. of …” „… . 46 InvalidityGuidelines at 5.5.2.2. 47 OHIM Dec. of 25.10.2011 – R 978/2010-3 – The Procter & Gamble …”

Obligation of the national court S. 603-606

„… . 85 (1) first and third sentences.1 Neither the plea relating to the invalidity of the Community …” „… design nor the possibility of a counterclaim aimed at the declaration of invalidity of the Community …” „… on the legal validity of an unregistered Community design by way of the invalidity counterclaim. For …”

Provisional measures, including protective measures S. 581-586

„… otherwise than by way of counterclaim relating to the invalidity of a Community design submitted by the …” „… )). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3. Defence of invalidity by way of a plea (Art. 90 (2)). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4 …” „… for such measures. According to Art. 90 (2), a plea relating to the invalidity of a Community design …”

Designs dictated by their technical function and designs of interconnections S. 138-163

„… character – in other words from a comparison of two designs at issue in invalidity proceedings.14 This also …” „… , considering the fact that EUIPO Guidelines allow for partial invalidity of a design, whereby validity is …” „… Invalidity Application, para. 5.10, p. 47. 19 See UK caseSealed Air v Sharp Interpack & Sharpak Aylesham …”

Annex 2 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2245/2002 S. 926-957

„… Designs of a court decision or a decision by the Office declaring the partial invalidity of the design …” „… INVALIDITY Article 27 Surrender 1. A declaration of surrender pursuant to Article 51 of Regulation (EC) No …” „… of the surrender in the Register. Article 28 Application for a declaration of invalidity 1. An …”

Requirements for protection S. 61-73

„… . 240 RCD 001806761-0016. 241 OHIM Dec. of 19.10.2009, Case ICD 000005353 (Invalidity Division), re. RCD …” „… (Invalidity Division), mn. 10, re RCD 000050216-0001. Requirements for protection Art. 4 Hasselblatt 61 …” „… ) Declaration of invalidity – presumption of validity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 c) Strategic considerations …”

f Invalidation of the effects of an international registration S. 666-669

„… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1. Invalidity proceedings at the EUIPO …” „… ) CDR. The invalidation will be recorded by WIPO (R. 20 (2) Common Regulations). 1. Invalidity …” „… ) CDR refers to the provisions of Titles VI and VII CDR. Grounds for the invalidity action according to …”

Statement of reasons on which decisions are based S. 468-472

„… , that means that decisions of the Invalidity or Designs Division must be reasoned. They must clearly …” „… the Invalidity or Designs Division is concerned, the right to be heard covers all the factual and …” „… final position which the Invalidity Division intends to adopt.25 This is because the parties have …”

Competence S. 650-651

„… examination as to formal requirements, examination as to grounds for refusal of registration and invalidity …” „… ; (b) the Administration of Trade Marks and Designs and Legal Division; (c) Invalidity Divisions; (d …” „… Invalidity Division and the BoAs are competent for decisions in relation to registration and validity of RCDs …”

Restitutio in integrum S. 486-493

„… applicant for a declaration of invalidity, or an alleged infringer who is joined as a party to the …” „… invalidity proceedings pursuant to Art. 54 CDR. IV. Excluded time limits 6 For resitutio in integrum to be …” „… registration procedure, this is the first or second language indicated in the application, in the invalidity …”

Decisions subject to appeal S. 445-448

„… Marks and Designs and Legal Division and Invalidity Divisions. It shall have suspensive effect. 2. A …” „… decisions of the examiners, the Department in charge of the Register and the Invalidity Divisions. The …” „… Department in charge of the Register (Artt. 102 (b), 104 CDR) and the Invalidity Divisions (Artt. 102 (c …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis

„… ........................................................................................................ 261 SECTION 5 Invalidity …” „… .................................................................................................................. 261 Article 24 Declaration of invalidity …” „… ............................................................................................ 261 Article 25 Grounds for invalidity …”

Decisions in respect of appeals S. 458-461

„… applicable to (invalidity) proceedings in regard to Community Designs. 14 However, the discretion afforded …” „… If the parties have already had the opportunity to make detailed submissions before the Invalidity …” „… of the Register or Invalidity Divisions. 6The Grand Board consists of nine members, comprising the …”

Applicable Law S. 570-573

„… pending with the EUIPO upon submission of a counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity, stay of the …” „… is not required in such case. Article 87 Effects of the judgement on invalidity When it has become …” „… establishes that a decision of a Community design court on the invalidity of a Community design has effects …”

Time limit and form of appeal S. 449-453

„… 12.10.2018 11:02:36 3B2 9.1.580; Page size: 160.00mm 240.00mm for a declaration of invalidity is dismissed …” „… . Therefore, irrespective of whether the notice of appeal was served to the other party in the invalidity …” „… invalidity are raised, the statement of grounds must refer to each of them.8 The appellant may submit new …”

General provision S. 642-645

„… indicated by the applicant in his application. 4. In the case of invalidity proceedings, the language of …” „… . The application for a declaration of invalidity shall be filed in the language of proceedings. Where …” „… accordance with Article 70. 5. Parties to invalidity proceedings may agree that a different official language …”

Government use S. 261

„… . The practical significance of Art. 23 is therefore likely to be infinitesimal. SECTION 5 Invalidity …” „… Article 24 Declaration of invalidity 1. A registered Community design shall be declared invalid on …” „… Beliehene in Germany. Declaration of invalidity Art. 24 Smielick 261 …”

Examiners S. 651

„… Invalidity Division and the BoAs are competent for decisions in relation to registration and validity of RCDs …” „… are new or if it possesses individual character. These questions are part of the invalidity procedure …” „… Regulation which do not fall within the competence of an examiner or an Invalidity Division. It shall in …”

Disclosure S. 131-138

„… account. If neither the holder nor the one claiming invalidity presents facts to the degree of freedom of …” „… the one who claims invalidity of the Community design must indicate and proof an extended freedom of …” „… 1994; Examination of Design Invalidity Applications, Version 1.0, 01/10/2017; David Stone, European …”

Community design courts S. 531-536

„… under national law; (c) for actions for a declaration of invalidity of an unregistered Community design …” „… ; (d) for counterclaims for a declaration of invalidity of a Community design raised in connection with …” „… . Declaration of non-infringement of Community designs . . . . . . . . . . 13 4. Declaration of invalidity of …”

Annex 4 GUIDELINES FOR EXAMINATION OF REGISTERED COMMUNITY DESIGNS EUROPEAN UNION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE (EUIPO) S. 962-1019

„… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 13.4 Immunity against cancellation actions based on grounds of invalidity which become applicable …” „… declaration of invalidity (see the Guidelines on Examination of Design Invalidity Applications). 1.2.5 …” „… choice of the languages also affects the determination of the language in invalidity proceedings after …”

Claims relating to the entitlement to a Community design S. 206-209

„… be inferred from a number of Articles. Art. 25 (1)(c) provides for the invalidity of a CD by virtue …” „… entitlement disputes under Art. 15.2 On that basis, it must be assumed that the grounds for invalidity at 25 …” „… than a decision made as part of the invalidity proceedings under Art. 25. 8 As to which courts have …”

Individual character S. 88-131

„… party claiming invalidity of the contested design.96 In this context, it must be kept in mind that the …” „… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 I. Action of invalidity – counterclaim or plea of invalidity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 II …” „… the designer. The presentation of the parties gives the members of Invalidity Division or of the court …”

Taking of evidence S. 478-484

„… , and comparatively little is set forth in the Design Invalidity Guidelines. However, since the …” „… the register and restitutio in integrum) and invalidity proceedings before the Office. In short …” „… The most likely case where such an approach is conceivable is in invalidity proceedings relying on an …”

Specific rules on related actions S. 586-599

„… Community design, where an application for a declaration of invalidity has already been filed at the Office …” „… . 2. The Office, when hearing an application for a declaration of invalidity of a registered Community …” „… (ex nunc). This is explicitly stated in case the Office has rendered a final decision on invalidity …”

Designs contrary to public policy or morality S. 163-169

„… , according to Art. 25 (1)(b) CDR. The possibility of partial invalidity, pursuant to Art. 25 (6) CDR, may …” „… invalidity in separate proceedings. 6In addition, the wording of Art. 9 CDR suggests that the exclusion …” „… ) CDR – of declaring partial invalidity of the design under the requirement of submitting it in an …”

a Provisions relating to the enlargement of the Community S. 684-686

„… 25(1) if the grounds for invalidity became applicable merely because of the accession of a new Member …” „… ) of the Regulation, if the grounds for invalidity became applicable merely because of the accession of …” „… grounds for invalidity that became applicable merely because of the accession. Lack of novelty may still …”

Oral proceedings S. 476-478

„… bringing forward evidence in invalidity cases concerning RCDs is arguably tempered by the theoretical …” „… possibility of bring fresh invalidity proceedings at a later date. However, if the facts, arguments and …” „… , whether before the Design or Invalidity Division or the Board of Appeal, is public. However, the Board or …”

Interlocutory revision S. 453-455

„… Examination of Registered Community Designs, Examination of Design Invalidity Applications, 7.2 Interlocutory …” „… . invalidity proceedings. Interlocutory revision must be granted within one month after receipt by the Office …” „… ; EUIPO, Guidelines for Examination of Registered Community Designs, Examination of Design Invalidity …”

Effect of priority right S. 389-391

„… ), as to individual character as defined in Art. 6 (1)(b) and as to grounds for invalidity as defined in …” „… can be considered only incidentally within the framework of an action claiming invalidity7 or …” „… , based on the objection of the applicant to a declaration of invalidity pursuant to Art. 24 or a …”

Supplementary powers of the Management Board S. 650

„… examination as to formal requirements, examination as to grounds for refusal of registration and invalidity …” „… ; (b) the Administration of Trade Marks and Designs and Legal Division; (c) Invalidity Divisions; (d …”

Examination of appeals S. 455-458

„… Design application, opposition or the application for invalidity in design matters or the appeal itself …” „… (invalidity) proceedings in regard to Community Designs. 14 However, the discretion afforded must be applied …” „… If the parties have already had the opportunity to make detailed submissions before the Invalidity …”

Persons entitled to appeal and to be parties to appeal proceedings S. 448-449

„… terminated.15 Similarly, if the application for a declaration of invalidity is withdrawn at the appeal stage …” „… invalidity is dismissed). A party may even be adversely affected by a favourable decision, e. g. if a …”

Enforcement of decisions fixing the amount of costs S. 499-500

„… . 10Theoretically, since an award of costs forms part of the invalidity or appeal decision,2 it may be …” „… proceedings. 1 Since a decision on costs forms part of the decision taken by the Invalidity Division, it may …”

Supplementary powers of the President S. 649-650

„… , examination as to grounds for refusal of registration and invalidity proceedings in the Office and in the …” „… Marks and Designs and Legal Division; (c) Invalidity Divisions; (d) Boards of Appeal. Bibliography …”

Termination of financial obligations S. 495-496

„… , ultra air GmbH v OHIM, ECLI:EU:T:2013:284 concerning the alleged motives of an invalidity applicant with …” „… for a declaration of invalidity of a registered Community design or appeal proceedings shall bear the …”

Annex 3 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2246/2002 S. 957-962

„… ; (e) when the invalidity fee is paid, the registration number and the name of the holder of the …” „… “invalidity fee”. 2. If the purpose of the payment cannot immediately be established, the Office shall require …” „… renewal fee 13. Fee for the application for a declaration of invalidity (Article 52(2) of Regulation (EC …”

International jurisdiction S. 542-550

„… in Art. 81 CDR (infringement, threatened infringement, declaration of non-infringement and invalidity …” „… correspondingly a counterclaim for invalidity of the design raised in those infringement proceedings) may be …” „… the proceedings concerning infringement or threatened infringement actions (and the related invalidity …”

Greece S. 780-787

„… raise an objection concerning the invalidity of the CD. As already mentioned, whether such an objection …” „… invalidity of the CD. Such counterclaim is in principal filed at least 60 full days after the filling of the …” „… raising an objection concerning the invalidity of the CD with his pleadings. This possibility is granted …”

Supplementary provisions on the jurisdiction of national courts other than Community design courts S. 600-603

„… . 85 (1) first and third sentences.1 Neither the plea relating to the invalidity of the Community …” „… design nor the possibility of a counterclaim aimed at the declaration of invalidity of the Community …”

Definitions S. 29-61

„… . 11 CDIR; furthermore, non-compliance with the design-definition is a ground for invalidity, Art. 25 …” „… an application for an RCD and gives rise to a declaration of invalidity, Artt. 47 (1)(a), 25 (1)(a …”

Annex 1 DIRECTIVE 98/71/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL S. 919-926

„… provisions concerning the effects of such invalidity; (7) Whereas this Directive does not exclude the …” „… ; Page size: 160.00mm 240.00mm Article 11 Invalidity or refusal of registration 1. A design shall be …” „… the design right or entry in the design Register of a court decision declaring the partial invalidity …”

Office S. 25-29

„… registered CDs (Title IV), registration procedure (Title V), surrender and invalidity of registered CDs …” „… license; – renewal; – declaration of invalidity of a RCD; – taking an appeal. Forms are available in all …”

Rights of prior use in respect of a registered Community design S. 250-261

„… infringer of the Community design is additionally entitled to the plea relating to the invalidity of the …” „… likely to be infinitesimal. SECTION 5 Invalidity Article 24 Declaration of invalidity 1. A registered …” „… been surrendered. 1 For example the so called Beliehene in Germany. Declaration of invalidity Art. 24 …”

Sanctions in actions for infringement S. 573-581

„… measures, a plea otherwise than by way of counterclaim relating to the invalidity of a Community design …” „… )). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3. Defence of invalidity by way of a plea (Art. 90 (2)). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4 …” „… for such measures. According to Art. 90 (2), a plea relating to the invalidity of a Community design …”

Table of Cases S. 1053-1071

„… proof in invalidity proceedings 30.09.2005 85 12 Oberlandesgericht Dresden 9 U 263/05; NJW 2005, 1871 …” „… actions Action of invalidity 6 165 et seq.see also Individual character Action/counterclaim for a …” „… declaration of invalidity of a Community design 84 1 et seq. – action for declaration of non-infringement 84 6 …”

Exhibition priority S. 391-396

„… incidentally within the framework of an action claiming invalidity7 or infringement.8 If it turns out, after …” „… applicant to a declaration of invalidity pursuant to Art. 24 or a purported infringer, that the priority of …”

Conditions with which applications must comply S. 351-371

„… interpretation during a potential invalidity or infringement action. Features that are not clearly reflected by …” „… which the applicant intends to rely on in a potential enforcement or invalidity proceeding.16 9The …” „… the applicant intends to rely on in a potential enforcement- or invalidity proceeding. 26 Broadly …”

Dealing with Community designs as national design rights S. 283-289

„… before the Office nor to an invalidity application brought before a Community design court. In light of …” „… the Office nor invalidity application proceedings before a Community design court. II. Determination …”

e Refusal S. 666

„… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1. Invalidity proceedings at the EUIPO …”

Hungary S. 787-796

„… necessary. f) It is possible to file an invalidity claim as a counterclaim before the court that adjudges …” „… the infringement claim. The court can decide whether it deals with the invalidity claim or it stays …”

United Kingdom S. 909-919

„… defendant’s case in return in the Defence, often supplemented by a Counterclaim for invalidity. A claimant may …” „… rights and provisions concerning the effects of such invalidity; (7) Whereas this Directive does not …”

Date of filing S. 374-375

„… the examination of its novelty/individual character1 in the course of a potential invalidity …”

Application of the Convention on Jurisdiction and Enforcement S. 523-531

„… courts when dealing with the actions contemplated in Art. 81 (i. e. infringement or invalidity). Those …” „… related actions (involving infringement and invalidity of a CD), which will be applied with preference …”

Effects of a judgment on entitlement to a registered Community design S. 209-210

„… a declaration of invalidity obtained under Art. 14, but in such circumstances, the provisions of Art …”

d Effects of international registration designating the European Community S. 664-666

„… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1. Invalidity proceedings at the EUIPO …”

Reference to general principles S. 493-495

„… , ultra air GmbH v OHIM, ECLI:EU:T:2013:284 concerning the alleged motives of an invalidity applicant with …”

Poland S. 857-867

„… . Main proceedings 27 Polish Court is competent to resolve infringement actions, together with invalidity …” „… weeks for submission of a statement of defence. However, a counterclaim of invalidity of the CD may be …”

Multiple applications S. 371-374

„… the examination of its novelty/individual character1 in the course of a potential invalidity …”

Register of Community designs S. 500-504

„… a declaration of invalidity of a RCD (Art. 24 and Art. 25 CDR); (c) expiry of term of registration …”

Deferment of publication S. 406-412

„… 240.00mm TITLE VI SURRENDER AND INVALIDITY OF THE REGISTERED COMMUNITY DESIGN Article 51 Surrender 1. The …”

Portugal S. 867-872

„… revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of a CD as well as competence for hearing summary proceedings …”

Commencement and term of protection of the unregistered Community design S. 194-199

„… . Procedural Aspects 16 As opposed to RCDs, invalidity proceedings with respect to UCDs cannot be filed with …”

Actions before the Court of Justice S. 461-468

„… , that means that decisions of the Invalidity or Designs Division must be reasoned. They must clearly …”

Romania S. 872-880

„… revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of a CD as well as competence for hearing summary proceedings …”

Limitation of the rights conferred by a Community design S. 225-231

„… public authorities, including use to show prior art in CD infringement or invalidity proceedings, may …”

Austria S. 699-706

„… invalidity of the regarding Community design,20 whereas the presumption of validity of the Community design …”

Transitional provision S. 677-684

„… Article 25(1) if the grounds for invalidity became applicable merely because of the accession of a new …”

France S. 763-770

„… of invalidity against a Community design.26 11 Despite the absence of specific provision in this …”

Italy S. 803-813

„… presented with the defence. Typically, the infringing party requests the declaration of the invalidity of …”

Lithuania S. 821-832

„… destruction of goods, for the invalidity of design registration, etc. 11 The stamp duty fee for the …”

Insolvency proceedings S. 317-325

„… , respectively as an applicant in invalidity proceedings, before the Office becomes insolvent. In such cases, it …”

Germany S. 770-780

„… claim in main proceedings. all, e. g. with filing an invalidity request. See for rebuttable assumption …”

Measures under Enforcement Directive 2004/48/EC of 29 April 2004 S. 689-699

„… intellectual property rights, like, for example, invalidity proceedings.3 III. Evidence 7 In Section 2 …”

Parallel actions on the basis of Community designs and national design rights S. 606-617

„… , such as negative declaratory relief actions or counter-attack on invalidity, available to the opponent …”

Community design S. 1-25

„… invalidity. (26) The normal publication following registration of a Community design could in some cases …”

Scope of protection S. 169-194

„… most of the cases could be ruled out on other grounds of invalidity set in Art. 25 CDR which address …”

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Community Design Regulation

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Volume 2015

Results in this title

Invalidity Divisions S. 613

„… 9.1.580; Page size: 160.00mm 240.00mm Article 105 Invalidity Divisions 1. An Invalidity Division shall …” „… be responsible for taking decisions in relation to applications for declarations of invalidity of …” „… registered Community designs. 2. An Invalidity Division shall consist of three members. At least one of the …”

Grounds for invalidity S. 244-259

„… lapsed or has been surrendered in the course of the invalidity proceedings, the applicant will be asked …” „… contested CD was surrendered shortly after the invalidity application had been filed8. However, nothing in …” „… which a party is entitled to file an invalidity application. The only argument one could think of in …”

Declaration of invalidity S. 240-244

„… . The practical significance of Art. 23 is therefore likely to be infinitesimal. Section 5 Invalidity …” „… Article 24 Declaration of invalidity 1. A registered Community design shall be declared invalid on …” „… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 II. Declaration of invalidity with respect to RCDs …”

Judgements of invalidity S. 529-533

„… 9.1.580; Page size: 160.00mm 240.00mm 4. Challenge of invalidity (Art. 85 (2), second sentence) 20 If …” „… declaration of invalidity of the Community design or by way of a plea relating to its invalidity.47 In …” „… invalidity because no invalidity proceedings before the OHIM are provided for in terms of the unregistered …”

Consequences of invalidity S. 259-262

„… . Article 26 Consequences of invalidity 1. A Community design shall be deemed not to have had, as from the …” „… , the retroactive effect of invalidity of the Community design shall not affect: (a) any decision on …” „… infringement which has acquired the authority of a final decision and been enforced prior to the invalidity …”

Application for a declaration of invalidity S. 392-400

„… surrender. Article 52 Application for a declaration of invalidity 1. Subject to Article 25(2), (3), (4) and …” „… Office an application for a declaration of invalidity of a registered Community design. 2. The …” „… the fee for an application for a declaration of invalidity has been paid. 3. An application for a …”

Effects of the judgement on invalidity S. 533

„… upon submission of a counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity, stay of the proceedings pursuant to …” „… in such case. Article 87 Effects of the judgement on invalidity When it has become final, a judgment …” „… that a decision of a Community design court on the invalidity of a Community design has effects not …”

Action or counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity of a Community design S. 517-520

„… Action or counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity of a Community design 1. An action or a …” „… counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity of a Community design may only be based on the grounds for …” „… invalidity mentioned in Article 25. 2. In the cases referred to in Article 25(2), (3), (4) and (5) the action …”

Examination of the application S. 400-413

„… 9.1.580; Page size: 160.00mm 240.00mm declaration of invalidity of a registered Community Design by OHIM …” „… to submit an application for a declaration of invalidity to OHIM; if the application is not made the …” „… proceedings shall continue and the counterclaim shall be deemed withdrawn. 55The Invalidity Division suspends …”

Annex 5 GUIDELINES FOR EXAMINATION IN THE OFFICE FOR HARMONIZATION IN THE INTERNAL MARKET (TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS) ON REGISTERED COMMUNITY DESIGNS S. 964-993

„… DESIGN INVALIDITY APPLICATIONS (FINAL VERSION 1.0 DATE 02/01/2014) Table of Contents 1. Purpose 2 …” „… . Introduction – General Principles Applying to Invalidity Proceedings 2.1. Duty to state reasons 2.2. Right to …” „… be heard 2.3. Scope of the examination carried out by the Invalidity Division 2.4. Compliance with …”

Participation in the proceedings of the alleged infringer S. 413-416

„… has purely declaratory effect.60 The consequence of invalidity pursuant to Art. 26 (1) CDR, namely …” „… application for a declaration of invalidity of a registered Community design being filed, and as long as no …” „… infringement of the same design have been instituted against him may be joined as a party in the invalidity …”

Presumption of validity – defence as to the merits S. 520-529

„… 9.1.580; Page size: 160.00mm 240.00mm invalidity of a Community design, however, generally cannot be …” „… the invalidity of the Community design in order to play down the scope of protection of the Community …” „… on the invalidity of the Community design. Furthermore, in practice, Art. 84 (4) is likely to be …”

Examination of the facts by the Office of its own motion S. 442-445

„… facts of its own motion. However, in proceedings relating to a declaration of invalidity, the Office …” „… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 I. Confines of inter parte proceedings 1Examination in invalidity proceedings in designs, whether …” „… carried out by the Invalidity Division or the Board of Appeal, is restricted to facts, evidence and …”

The Administration of Trade Marks and Designs and Legal Division S. 612-613

„… are new or if it possesses individual character. These questions are part of the invalidity procedure …” „… Regulation which do not fall within the competence of an examiner or an Invalidity Division. It shall in …” „… fall within the competence of an examiner (Art. 103) or an Invalidity Division (Art. 105). This means …”

Index S. 1022-1041

„… – Invalidity Division 105 1 et seq. – Invalidity-Guidelines 52 1 et seq., 13 – language of proceedings 98 1 et …” „… invalidity 6 165 et seq. see also Individual character Action/counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity of …” „… bring an action or counterclaim 84 2 et seq. – grounds for invalidity 84 1 – information to proprietor …”

Apportionment of costs S. 465-467

„… party in proceedings for a declaration of invalidity of a registered Community design or appeal …” „… of equity so dictate, the Invalidity Division or Board of Appeal shall decide a different …” „… invalidity or the appeal, shall bear the fees and the costs incurred by the other party as stipulated in …”

Language of proceedings S. 605-609

„… applicant in the second language indicated by the applicant in his application. 4. In the case of invalidity …” „… indicated in the application. The application for a declaration of invalidity shall be filed in the language …” „… allocated to the losing party in accordance with Article 70. 5. Parties to invalidity proceedings may agree …”

Boards of Appeal S. 613-615

„… 9.1.580; Page size: 160.00mm 240.00mm Article 105 Invalidity Divisions 1. An Invalidity Division shall …” „… be responsible for taking decisions in relation to applications for declarations of invalidity of …” „… registered Community designs. 2. An Invalidity Division shall consist of three members. At least one of the …”

Jurisdiction over infringement and validity S. 502-508

„… actions for a declaration of invalidity of an unregistered Community design; (d) for counterclaims for a …” „… declaration of invalidity of a Community design raised in connection with actions under (a). Rc. 29, 30 …” „… . Declaration of non-infringement of Community designs . . . . . . . . . . 13 4. Declaration of invalidity of …”

Extent of jurisdiction on infringement S. 515-517

„… counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity of a Community design 1. An action or a counterclaim for a …” „… declaration of invalidity of a Community design may only be based on the grounds for invalidity mentioned in …” „… , 30th edition, 2014. Content I. Grounds for invalidity (Art. 84 (1 …”

Novelty S. 90-101

„… stressed by OHIM – technically speaking, rightly so – that ‘[lack of] novelty is one ground for invalidity …” „… are obstacles to novelty, and if that is not the case (which is true in the majority of invalidity …” „… novelty test 7From a practical standpoint, it is far easier to base an invalidity action or counterclaim …”

Termination of financial obligations S. 463-465

„… for a declaration of invalidity of a registered Community design or appeal proceedings shall bear the …” „… , the Invalidity Division or Board of Appeal shall decide a different apportionment of costs. 3. A party …” „… registration or by withdrawing the application for a declaration of invalidity or the appeal, shall bear the …”

Obligation of the national court S. 564-567

„… . 85 (1) first and third sentences.1 Neither the plea relating to the invalidity of the Community …” „… design nor the possibility of a counterclaim aimed at the declaration of invalidity of the Community …” „… : 160.00mm 240.00mm legal validity of an unregistered Community design by way of the invalidity …”

Provisional measures, including protective measures S. 543-548

„… counterclaim relating to the invalidity of a Community design submitted by the defendant shall be admissible …” „… )). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3. Defence of invalidity by way of a plea (Art. 90 (2)). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4 …” „… for such measures. According to Art. 90 (2), a plea relating to the invalidity of a Community design …”

Statement of reasons on which decisions are based S. 438-442

„… means that decisions of the Invalidity or Designs Division must be reasoned. They must clearly state the …” „… raised by the first instance division. 13As far as the Invalidity or Designs Division is concerned, the …” „… the decision, but it does not apply to the final position which the Invalidity Division intends to …”

Designs dictated by their technical function and designs of interconnections S. 148-169

„… invalidity cf. Art. 25 (1)(b) CDR17, which refers to failure of fulfilling the requirements of Art. 4 to 9 …” „… 18. Where the ground of Art. 8 CDR is not explicitly included in the invalidity application form …” „… it entirely. However, pursuant to Art. 25 (6) CDR, the possibility to rule on a partial invalidity …”

Surrender S. 385-392

„… 9.1.580; Page size: 160.00mm 240.00mm TITLE VI SURRENDER AND INVALIDITY OF THE REGISTERED COMMUNITY …” „… design. A holder may want to do this in order to avoid a declaration of invalidity or an equivalent …” „… 52 Application for a declaration of invalidity 1. Subject to Article 25(2), (3), (4) and (5), any …”

Annex 2 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2245/2002 (Implementing Regulation) S. 873-906

„… Designs of a court decision or a decision by the Office declaring the partial invalidity of the design …” „… ). CHAPTER V SURRENDER AND INVALIDITY Article 27 Surrender 1. A declaration of surrender pursuant to Article …” „… invalidity 1. An application to the Office for a declaration of invalidity pursuant to Article 52 of …”

Requirements for protection S. 80-90

„… ) Declaration of invalidity – presumption of validity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 c) Strategic considerations …” „… . 229 OHIM Dec. of 19.10.2009, Case ICD 000003218 (Invalidity Division), re. RCD 000150917-0004 (which …” „… was invalidated anyhow under Art. 6 CDR). 230 OHIM Dec. of 16.2.2007 – Case ICD 000003218 (Invalidity …”

f Invalidation of the effects of an international registration S. 626-630

„… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1. Invalidity proceedings at OHIM …” „… will be recorded by WIPO (R. 20 (2) Common Regulations). 1. Invalidity proceedings at OHIM 14The …” „… VI and VII CDR. Grounds for the invalidity action according to Art. 52 CDR can be taken from Art. 25 …”

Examiners S. 611-612

„… ) Invalidity Divisions; (d) Boards of Appeal. Bibliography: David Stone, European Union Design Law – A …” „… Invalidity Division and the BoAs are competent for decisions in relation to registration and validity of RCDs …” „… possesses individual character. These questions are part of the invalidity procedure which can only be …”

Decisions subject to appeal S. 416-419

„… Division and Invalidity Divisions. It shall have suspensive effect. 2. A decision which does not terminate …” „… Invalidity Divisions. The purpose of the appeal procedure is to guarantee the legality of the Office’s …” „… ), 104 CDR) and the Invalidity Divisions (Artt. 102 (c), 105 CDR) that conclude the proceedings or allow …”

Restitutio in integrum S. 454-461

„… of an RCD as well as the applicant for a declaration of invalidity, or an alleged infringer who is …” „… joined as a party to the invalidity proceedings pursuant to Art. 54 CDR. IV. Excluded time limits 6For …” „… language indicated in the application, in the invalidity procedure, it is the language of the opposition …”

Government use S. 239-240

„… . The practical significance of Art. 23 is therefore likely to be infinitesimal. Section 5 Invalidity …” „… Article 24 Declaration of invalidity 1. A registered Community design shall be declared invalid on …” „… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 II. Declaration of invalidity with respect to RCDs …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-23

„… ........................................................................................................ 216 Section 5 Invalidity …” „… .................................................................................................................. 217 Article 24 Declaration of invalidity …” „… ............................................................................................ 217 Article 25 Grounds for invalidity …”

Supplementary powers of the Administrative Board S. 610-611

„… grounds for refusal of registration and invalidity proceedings in the Office and in the other cases …” „… , examination as to grounds for refusal of registration and invalidity proceedings in OHIM and in the other …” „… ; (b) the Administration of Trade Marks and Designs and Legal Division; (c) Invalidity Divisions; (d …”

Applicable Law S. 533-536

„… upon submission of a counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity, stay of the proceedings pursuant to …” „… in such case. Article 87 Effects of the judgement on invalidity When it has become final, a judgment …” „… that a decision of a Community design court on the invalidity of a Community design has effects not …”

Time limit and form of appeal S. 420-424

„… , irrespective of whether the notice of appeal was served to the other party in the invalidity proceedings, Art …” „… grounds for invalidity are raised, the statement of grounds must refer to each of them.7 The appellant may …” „… down in Art 63 CDR, according to which, in invalidity proceedings, the Office is restricted in its …”

General provision S. 602-605

„… does not affect the examination and registration of RCDs, invalidity proceedings or appeals. The CDR …” „… indicated by the applicant in his application. 4. In the case of invalidity proceedings, the language of …” „… . The application for a declaration of invalidity shall be filed in the language of proceedings. Where …”

Taking of evidence S. 447-452

„… , and comparatively little is set forth in the Design Invalidity Guidelines. However, since the …” „… register and restitutio in integrum) and invalidity proceedings before the Office. In short, evidence may …” „… conceivable is in invalidity proceedings relying on an earlier copyright, where the Board needs clarification …”

Individual character S. 101-140

„… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 I. Action of invalidity – counterclaim or plea of invalidity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 II …” „… according to the Invalidity Division the informed user was a person familiar with the design of timepieces …” „… well as the freedom of the designer. The presentation of the parties gives the members of Invalidity …”

Annex 4 GUIDELINES FOR EXAMINATION IN THE OFFICE FOR HARMONIZATION IN THE INTERNAL MARKET (TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS) ON REGISTERED COMMUNITY DESIGNS S. 912-964

„… non-registrability 13.4. Immunity against cancellation actions based on grounds of invalidity which become applicable …” „… invalidity that are applicable independently of the enlargement of the EU 13.4.1.2. Grounds of invalidity …” „… invalidated if an interested party files a request for a declaration of invalidity (see the Guidelines on …”

Specific rules on related actions S. 548-561

„… possibilities of the defendant to raise the defence of invalidity given the specific situation in proceedings …” „… application for a declaration of invalidity has already been filed at the Office. 2. The Office, when hearing …” „… an application for a declaration of invalidity of a registered Community design, shall, unless there …”

Claims relating to the entitlement to a Community Design S. 187-190

„… be inferred from a number of Articles. Art. 25 (1)(c) provides for the invalidity of a CD by virtue …” „… disputes under Art. 152. On that basis, it must be assumed that the grounds for invalidity at 25 (1)(c …” „… decision made as part of the invalidity proceedings under Art. 25. 8 As to which courts have jurisdiction …”

International jurisdiction S. 508-515

„… invalidity of the Community trade mark, a matter for which the Swiss court considered (following the CJ …” „… 12.03.2015 21:24:53 3B2 9.1.580; Page size: 160.00mm 240.00mm non-infringement and invalidity). Other …” „… correspondingly a counterclaim for invalidity of the design raised in those infringement proceedings) may be …”

Greece S. 735-741

„… invalidity of the CD. As already mentioned, whether such an objection will be successful in the framework of …” „… . 27 bb) Counterclaim. It is common for the defendant to file a counterclaim for invalidity of the CD …” „… above, the defendant has the possibility of raising an objection concerning the invalidity of the CD …”

Effect of priority right S. 363-365

„… character as defined in Art. 6 (1)(b) and as to grounds for invalidity as defined in Art. 25 (1)(d). 5 …” „… only incidentally within the framework of an action claiming invalidity7 or infringement.8 If it turns …” „… objection of the applicant to a declaration of invalidity 3 Gielen/von Bomhard/Gonza´lez-Bueno, Concise …”

Oral proceedings S. 445-447

„… deadline for bringing forward evidence in invalidity cases concerning RCDs is arguably tempered by the …” „… theoretical possibility of bring fresh invalidity proceedings at a later date. However, if the facts …” „… hearing may be given orally. 6The oral hearing itself, whether before the Design or Invalidity Division or …”

a Provisions relating to the enlargement of the Community S. 641-643

„… invalidity became applicable merely because of the accession of a new Member State. 4. The applicant or the …” „… may not be declared invalid, pursuant to Art. 25 (1) of the Regulation, if the grounds for invalidity …” „… , please note that this only relates to the grounds for invalidity that became applicable merely because of …”

Definitions S. 49-80

„… ; furthermore, non-compliance with the design-definition is a ground for invalidity, Art. 25 (1)(a) CDR: 7 To …” „… of invalidity, Artt. 47 (1)(a), 25 (1)(a) CDR. OHIM must assess this ground for refusal for RCDs ex …” „… . 22–45, and Kondrat, Art. 110. 106 S. e. g. OHIM Dec. of 13.9.2006 – 000002202 (Invalidity Division), mn …”

Disclosure S. 140-148

„… nor the one claiming invalidity presents facts to the degree of freedom of the designer of the …” „… invalidity of the Community design must indicate and proof an extended freedom of the designer.112 Article 7 …” „… . Bibliography: Economic and Social Committee opinion 1994: Examination of Design Invalidity Applications …”

Competence S. 611

„… ) Invalidity Divisions; (d) Boards of Appeal. Bibliography: David Stone, European Union Design Law – A …” „… Invalidity Division and the BoAs are competent for decisions in relation to registration and validity of RCDs …”

Hungary S. 741-750

„… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 f) Invalidity claim …” „… matters, especially if witnesses must be heard, 3–5 oral hearings might be necessary. 35 f) Invalidity …” „… claim. It is possible to file an invalidity claim as a counterclaim before the court that adjudges the …”

Enforcement of decisions fixing the amount of costs S. 467-468

„… been incurred. 10 Theoretically, since an award of costs forms part of the invalidity or appeal …” „… Since a decision on costs forms part of the decision taken by the Invalidity Division, it may be …”

Supplementary powers of the President S. 609-610

„… registration and invalidity proceedings in the Office and in the other cases provided for in this Regulation. 1 …” „… of registration and invalidity proceedings in OHIM and in the other cases provided for in the CDR …”

Annex 3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2246/2002 (Fees Regulation) S. 906-912

„… invalidity fee is paid, the registration number and the name of the holder of the registered Community design …” „… against which the application is directed, and the purpose of the payment, namely “invalidity fee”. 2. If …” „… 2245/2002) 25 % of the renewal fee 13. Fee for the application for a declaration of invalidity (Article 52(2 …”

Designs contrary to public policy or morality S. 169-174

„… invalidity, pursuant to Art. 25 (6) CDR, may also be taken into consideration9. 5The similarity between the …” „… its registration and independently of the possibility to file a motion for invalidity in separate …” „… invalidity of the design under the requirement of submitting it in an amended version (by disclaiming certain …”

Decisions in respect of appeals S. 429-431

„… Marks and Designs and Legal Division or Invalidity Divisions. 6The Grand Board consists of nine members …” „… , opposition or the application for invalidity in design matters or the appeal itself during the appeal …”

Office S. 46-49

„… ), surrender and invalidity of registered CDs (Title VI), appeals (Title VII), administering the register for …” „… ; – renewal; – declaration of invalidity of a RCD; – taking an appeal. Forms are available in all official …”

Community design courts S. 497-502

„… Community designs, if they are permitted under national law; (c) for actions for a declaration of invalidity …” „… of an unregistered Community design; (d) for counterclaims for a declaration of invalidity of a …”

Annex 1 Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs (Design Harmonisation Directive) S. 866-873

„… provisions concerning the effects of such invalidity; (7) Whereas this Directive does not exclude the …” „… d/Annexes.3d from 12.03.2015 21:33:30 3B2 9.1.580; Page size: 160.00mm 240.00mm Article 11 Invalidity or …” „… declaring the partial invalidity of the design right. 8. Any Member State may provide that, by way of …”

Examination of appeals S. 426-429

„… withdraw the Community Design application, opposition or the application for invalidity in design matters …” „… applicable to (invalidity) proceedings in regard to Community Designs. 14However, the discretion afforded …”

Conditions with which applications must comply S. 327-345

„… interpretation during a potential invalidity or infringement action. Features that are not clearly reflected by …” „… features of the design on which the applicant intends to rely on in a potential enforcement or invalidity …” „… intends to rely on in a potential enforcement- or invalidity proceeding. 25 Broadly speaking, this means …”

Table of cases S. 1002-1022

„… 308 O 370/05 Burden of proof in invalidity proceedings 30.9.2005 85 9 Ireland Supreme Court of Ireland …” „… Sanctions in infringement actions Action of invalidity 6 165 et seq. see also Individual character …” „… Action/counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity of a Community design 84 1 et seq. – action for declaration of …”

Dealing with Community designs as national design rights S. 262-268

„… proceedings before the Office nor to an invalidity application brought before a Community design court. In …” „… the Office nor invalidity application proceedings before a Community design court. II. Determination …”

Actions before the Court of Justice S. 431-438

„… consequently withdraw the Community Design application, opposition or the application for invalidity in design …” „… means that decisions of the Invalidity or Designs Division must be reasoned. They must clearly state the …”

e Refusal S. 626

„… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1. Invalidity proceedings at OHIM …”

United Kingdom S. 857-866

„… , the defendant’s case in return in the Defence, often supplemented by a Counterclaim for invalidity. A …” „… rights and provisions concerning the effects of such invalidity; (7) Whereas this Directive does not …”

Application of the Convention on Jurisdiction and Enforcement S. 490-497

„… courts when dealing with the actions contemplated in Art. 81 (i. e. infringement or invalidity). Those …” „… concerning related actions (involving infringement and invalidity of a CD), which will be applied with …”

Persons entitled to appeal and to be parties to appeal proceedings S. 419-420

„… or gets less (e. g. an application for a declaration of invalidity is dismissed). A party may even be …”

d Effects of international registration designating the European Community S. 625-626

„… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1. Invalidity proceedings at OHIM …”

Commencement and term of protection of the registered Community design S. 180-181

„… 9.1.580; Page size: 160.00mm 240.00mm VI. Procedural Aspects 16As opposed to RCDs, invalidity …”

Poland S. 806-815

„… invalidity actions concerning registered or unregistered CDs, actions for threatened infringement (explicitly …” „… , a counterclaim of invalidity of the CD may be filed until a first hearing not necessarily together …”

Effects of a judgment on entitlement to a registered Community design S. 190-191

„… )(c) a CD may also be declared invalid pursuant to a declaration of invalidity obtained under Art. 14 …”

Date of filing S. 348-350

„… novelty/individual character1 in the course of a potential invalidity proceeding, but also for its enforcement in a …”

Interlocutory revision S. 424-426

„… application. It is not permitted in cases that involve more than one party, e. g. invalidity proceedings …”

Reference to general principles S. 461-463

„… Invalidity Division or the Third Board of Appeal). The Office will conduct adversarial inter partes …”

Register of Community designs S. 468-471

„… a declaration of invalidity of a RCD (Art. 24 and Art. 25 CDR); (c) expiry of term of registration …”

Transitional provision S. 638-641

„… grounds for invalidity became applicable merely because of the accession of a new Member State. 4. The …”

Commencement and term of protection of the unregistered Community design S. 176-180

„… 240.00mm VI. Procedural Aspects 16As opposed to RCDs, invalidity proceedings with respect to UCDs cannot …”

Deferment of publication S. 379-385

„… 21:20:58 3B2 9.1.580; Page size: 160.00mm 240.00mm TITLE VI SURRENDER AND INVALIDITY OF THE REGISTERED …”

Portugal S. 815-820

„… revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of a CD as well as competence for hearing summary proceedings …”

Austria S. 656-663

„… cases often supplemented by a counterclaim for invalidity of the regarding Community design,20 whereas …”

France S. 720-726

„… of invalidity against a Community design18. 11 Despite the absence of specific provision in this …”

Romania S. 820-828

„… revocation or for a declaration of invalidity of a CD as well as competence for hearing summary proceedings …”

Italy S. 757-766

„… declaration of the invalidity of the CD alleged to be infringed. At the first hearings, both parties may …”

Insolvency proceedings S. 294-302

„… an opponent in opposition proceedings, respectively as an applicant in invalidity proceedings, before …”

Sanctions in actions for infringement S. 536-543

„… protective measures, a plea otherwise than by way of counterclaim relating to the invalidity of a Community …”

Germany S. 726-735

„… filing a formal counterclaim aiming at a declaration of invalidity of the earlier CD, pursuant to Art. 90 …”

Lithuania S. 774-785

„… infringement, for the destruction of goods, for the invalidity of design registration, etc. 11 The stamp duty …”

Measures under Enforcement Directive 2004/48/EC of 29 April 2004 S. 646-656

„… intellectual property rights, like, for example, invalidity proceedings.3 III. Evidence 7 In Section 2 …”

Parallel actions on the basis of Community designs and national design rights S. 567-577

„… , such as negative declaratory relief actions or counter-attack on invalidity, available to the opponent …”

Rights of prior use in respect of a registered Community design S. 229-239

„… Community design is additionally entitled to the plea relating to the invalidity of the Community design in …”

Community design S. 24-46

„… , assignment, deferred publication or declaration of invalidity. (26) The normal publication following …”

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Wolf Müller-Rostin Article 26 Invalidity of Contractual Provisions S. 1224

„… covers consequential damages.1 Article 26 Invalidity of Contractual Provisions Any provision tending to …”

Wolf Müller-Rostin Article 47 Invalidity of Contractual Provisions S. 1240

„… Invalidity of Contractual Provisions Any contractual provision tending to relieve the contracting carrier or …”

Peter Mankowski Article 36bis (Article XII of the Protocol) S. 456

„… the contract. Some legal systems required invalidity of the contract to be invoked by a formal action …” „… . Even if a reservation was made, actions for annulment would not be frequent since invalidity is …”

Peter Mankowski Article 36 S. 456

„… the contract. Some legal systems required invalidity of the contract to be invoked by a formal action …” „… . Even if a reservation was made, actions for annulment would not be frequent since invalidity is …”

Peter Mankowski Article 35 S. 456

„… the contract. Some legal systems required invalidity of the contract to be invoked by a formal action …” „… . Even if a reservation was made, actions for annulment would not be frequent since invalidity is …”

Eckart J. Brödermann Article 3.1.4 (Mandatory character of the provisions) S. 537

„… differently around the globe and leads in the national laws from the Romanistic tradition to the invalidity of …” „… principles which tackle with ‘‘serious‘ grounds for invalidity”,1 namely fraud (Art. 3.2.5, including …”

Eckart J. Brödermann Article 3.1.3 (Initial impossibility) S. 537

„… differently around the globe and leads in the national laws from the Romanistic tradition to the invalidity of …” „… principles which tackle with ‘‘serious‘ grounds for invalidity”,1 namely fraud (Art. 3.2.5, including …”

Eckart J. Brödermann Article 9.1.9 (Non-assignment clauses) S. 727-728

„… extreme solutions ranging “from the invalidity of such clauses to their full effectiveness”.7 B. The …” „… . procurement law) provides otherwise and leads to the invalidity of the assignment (Art. 1.4). C. Limited …”

Peter Mankowski Article 1 S. 422-424

„… invalidity can no longer be exercised by reason of the expiration of a period of time. Such a period of time …” „… for interest. Any claims relating to the break, termination or invalidity of such contract are …”

Wolf Müller-Rostin Article 28 Advance Payments S. 1224

„… covers consequential damages.1 Article 26 Invalidity of Contractual Provisions Any provision tending to …”

Wolf Müller-Rostin Article 27 Freedom to Contract S. 1224

„… covers consequential damages.1 Article 26 Invalidity of Contractual Provisions Any provision tending to …”

PREAMBLE S. 422

„… invalidity can no longer be exercised by reason of the expiration of a period of time. Such a period of time …”

Wolf Müller-Rostin Article 46 Additional Jurisdiction S. 1240

„… Invalidity of Contractual Provisions Any contractual provision tending to relieve the contracting carrier or …”

Wolf Müller-Rostin Article 45 Addressee of Claims S. 1240

„… Invalidity of Contractual Provisions Any contractual provision tending to relieve the contracting carrier or …”

Eckart J. Brödermann Article 9.1.6 (Rights assigned without individual specification) S. 724

„… identifiable rights (partial invalidity).7 Article 9.1.7 (Agreement between assignor and assignee sufficient …”

Raimond Emde Article 20 S. 1300

„… invalidity, but only to the reduction of obligations (“to reduce the obligations”). It is also conceivable …”

Eckart J. Brödermann Article 5.2.2 (Third party identifiable) S. 587

„… . A. Invalidity in case of Impossibility of Identification In the interest of legal certainty,1 in …”

Martin Schauer, Magdalena Gruber Article 7 Unfair contractual terms and practices S. 1342-1349

„… . Partial retention of a clause or invalidity …” „… indicative. III. Partial retention of a clause or invalidity Even where the conclusion is drawn that a …”

Eckart J. Brödermann Article 3.2.1 (Definition of mistake) S. 538-539

„… Vogenauer/du Plessis Art. 3.1.4 no. 2. 5 Vogenauer/du Plessis Art. 3.1.4 no. 6 (e.g. invalidity in case of …”

Eckart J. Brödermann Article 9.1.7 (Agreement between assignor and assignee sufficient) S. 724-725

„… identifiable rights (partial invalidity).7 Article 9.1.7 (Agreement between assignor and assignee sufficient …”

Stefan Kröll Article 35 Disclaimer on Transmission and Translation S. 1494-1495

„… should be classified as a limitation of liability clause, that should not lead to its invalidity.3 In …”

Raimond Emde Article 6 S. 1275-1276

„… part not affected by the invalidity is generally decided according to the intent of the parties. The …”

Peter Mankowski Article 5 S. 431-432

„… from invalidity of the contract are covered.1 Art. 5 reflects particularities in the area of time …”

Stefan Kröll Article 6 Availability, Expiry Date and Place for Presentation S. 1433-1435

„… to the invalidity of the credit for its lack of information, but the credit should be regarded as …”

Tim W. Dornis Article 68 CISG S. 309-311

„… application of domestic law providing for the invalidity of a contract in cases of initial objective …”

Eckart J. Brödermann Article 11.1.4 (Availability of defences and rights of set-off) S. 791-793

„… (Art. 1148 of the Spanish Civil Code) and Germany (possible invalidity of the whole contract under the …”

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Stefan Kröll Article 39 Assignment of Proceeds S. 1504-1531

„… . Interruption of business UCP 36 2 et seq. Invalidity Dir. 2011/7/EU 7 20 Invoice Dir. 2011/7/EU 2 16, 3 18 …” „… invalidity not covered UNIDROIT 3.1.1 – mandatory provisions UNIDROIT 3.1.4 1 Value of goods CMR 23 4 …”

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Johannes W. Bukow Defence of invalidity S. 887-900

„… action must be dismissed.D. Defence of invalidityBibliography: Augenstein/Roderburg, Aussetzung des …” „… . 270; Ku¨hnen mn. 1391; Pitz mn. 194;Mu¨Ko-ZPO/Wagner § 148 mn. 14.D. Defence of invalidity 160–164 § 9 …” „… destruction, see Ku¨hnen GRUR 2009,288 et seqq.D. Defence of invalidity 167–170 § 9Bukow 837Reemers Publishing …”

Marco Stief, Dirk Bühler Expiry, invalidity and revocation S. 1137-1141

„… . 312 210 et seq.329G. Expiry, invalidity and revocation187 Art. 14 and 15 RegSPC contain the reasons …” „… for the invalidity of the supplementaryprotection certificate. Art. 14 RegSPC lists four grounds which …” „… lead to invalidity exnunc.330 Nonetheless, Art. 15 RegSPC governs such irregularities which are …”

Axel Verhauwen The European Patent with unitary effect S. 1005-1010

„… necessary.16 During this transition period,, claimsfor infringement and invalidity relating to European …” „… : separation or integration. Actually, under Article 15 ff, invalidity counterclaims can still be brought …” „… the invalidity counterclaim to the central division and can decide whether tosuspend or continue the …”

Marco Stief, Dirk Bühler Substantive granting prerequisites S. 1099-1108

„… invalidityproceedings regarding the patent and the certificate.81 Invalidity by operation of lawwould not satisfy the …” „… in thesecases.77 On the other hand, the revocation or invalidity of a patent is a reason to …” „… . 1 lit. b and c RegSPC. The invalidity ofthe certificate must then be sought by means of an …”

Maximilian Haedicke Common foundations of patent transfer and licensing S. 350-360

„… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272. Ineffectiveness and invalidity, sec. 134, 138 BGB . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313. Applicability of …” „… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102c) Consequences of the invalidity of the obligation totransfer the license …” „… are met. The legal consequence of a rescission is the invalidity ofthe legal transaction ex tunc under …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-53

„… ) ............................................ 818D. Defence of invalidity (Bukow …” „… ) ..................................................................................... 1075G. Expiry, invalidity and revocation (Stief/Bu¨hler …” „… ............................................................................................................... 3052. Ineffectiveness and invalidity, sec. 134, 138 BGB …”

Maximilian Haedicke Licenses S. 364-386

„… obligatorynature, though.114104 c) Consequences of the invalidity of the obligation to transfer the license …” „… sub-licenses orthe transfer of licences lead to the invalidity of the sub-license or merely constitute abreach …” „… patent purchasermay do in case of a full transfer of rights145 – file invalidity claims or object to the …”

Marco Stief, Dirk Bühler Grant procedure S. 1128-1137

„… , invalidity and revocation187 Art. 14 and 15 RegSPC contain the reasons for the invalidity of the …” „… supplementaryprotection certificate. Art. 14 RegSPC lists four grounds which lead to invalidity exnunc.330 Nonetheless …”

Marco Stief, Dirk Bühler Remedies S. 1141

„… for these cases, the correction has to be claimed byan action for a declaration of invalidity.357 The …”

Marco Stief, Dirk Bühler General, purpose, history and legal character of the certificate S. 1088-1099

„… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186G. Expiry, invalidity and revocation …” „… for invalidity pursuant to Art. 15 RegSPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195III. Revocation of a term …”

Marco Stief, Dirk Bühler Formation and expiration of the utility model S. 1065-1076

„… –constitutes grounds for invalidity, this concept is not known in the law of utility models.While there may …” „… the conclusion of the revocation proceedings, i. e.the finally determined invalidity of the patent …”

Marco Stief, Dirk Bühler Consequences of the utility model infringement under criminal law S. 1081-1086

„… under administrative law. By contrast, in theutility model infringement action, the invalidity of the …”

Axel Verhauwen Claims arising from unjustified warnings of property right infringement S. 1044-1052

„… informationdisclosure to the business customer. If, for example, there are a number of invalidity andinfringement …”

Axel Verhauwen Criminal patent law S. 1010-1020

„… opposition or invalidity proceedings is not required and is notan objective condition.9The use of a published …”

Maximilian Haedicke Recovery of inventors’ rights (rei vindicatio) S. 325-350

„… inventor cannot defend himself in the infringement proceedings on thegrounds of invalidity.4. Cut-off …” „… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272. Ineffectiveness and invalidity, sec. 134, 138 BGB . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313. Applicability of …”

Marco Stief, Dirk Bühler Prerequisites for patent registration S. 733-748

„… ”. In other countries, overly broadly worded claims mayeven cause the invalidity of the patent,whereas …”

Johannes W. Bukow Permitted acts under Section 11 PatG S. 840-857

„… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158D. Defence of invalidity …”

Johannes W. Bukow Prior use law according to Section 12 PatG S. 871-887

„… use, the infringement action must be dismissed.D. Defence of invalidityBibliography …”

Dietrich Kamlah Claim for damages (Kamlah) S. 957-974

„… based on assumed invalidity, case law in partconsiders there to be even intention.106 At best under …”

Felix Landry Opposition proceedings S. 554-595

„… potential invalidity of such obligations due to antitrustregulations.730 Based on these statements it …” „… the legal validity of the patent in suit is reviewed,and thus exert its influence on these invalidity …”

Marco Stief, Dirk Bühler Scope of protection and types of claims S. 748-768

„… patenting prerequisite, the pertinent court cases alsoapply in invalidity proceedings.296283 Directive 98/44 …”

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