Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2018-06-20
R2656/2017-3
Contested design: 001689027-0001
Outcome
The contested decision is annulled and the registered Community design is declared invalid; the holders are ordered to reimburse the nullity and appeal fees to the invalidity applicant.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Anular la resolución recurrida y declarar nulo el dibujo comunitario registrado. 2. Condenar a los titulares a reembolsar a la solicitante de nulidad las tasas de nulidad y de recurso.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
CHANEL (Société par Actions Simplifiée)via PDF extraction
France (FR)
135, avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92200 Neuilly sur Seine Cédex, Francia
Represented by
Yves-Alain Sauvage
Holder · RCD owner
D. Li Jing Zhouvia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
C/ Bembibre, 2 Local 18, 28947 Fuenlabrada (Madrid), España
Represented by
Onofre Indalecio Sáez Menchón
Prior art cited (1)
Monograma de doble C de Chanel, registrado como marca comercial en Francia desde 1989
France — Boletín de Marcas · disclosed 1989-01-01
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Chanel (invalidity applicant/appellant) argued the contested ornament design lacked novelty and individual character relative to its famous double-C monogram, contending the exterior parts and overall proportions were practically identical.
- ›The holders (respondents) did not contest the appeal or file observations in the appeal proceedings.
- ›The General Court (T-57/16) annulled the earlier 2015 Board decision finding that the Board had erred in concluding the designs produced different overall impressions; the exterior contours are very similar and practically identical, and the differences in the central part are not sufficient to distinguish them, especially given the contested design can be used in different orientations and sizes.
- ›The Board, in compliance with the General Court judgment under Article 61(6) CDR, upheld the invalidity application: the contested design lacks individual character; the holders must reimburse the nullity and appeal fees.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- RapporteurC. Negro
- MemberE. Fink
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | human 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 ↗ |
Similar decisions
Ranked by shared Locarno class + shared legal grounds + matching outcome. Click a case to view full detail.
| Case | Date | Outcome | Shared grounds | Locarno | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R0370/2022-3 | 2025-03-13 | Decision annulled | Art 25(1)(b), Art 61(6) | — | 5 |
| R2504/2022-3 | 2023-06-28 | Decision annulled | Art 25(1)(b) | — | 5 |
| R2030/2022-3 | 2023-06-07 | Decision annulled | Art 25(1)(b) | — | 5 |
| R2415/2018-3 | 2023-03-01 | Decision annulled | Art 25(1)(b) | — | 5 |
| R2416/2018-3 | 2023-03-01 | Decision annulled | Art 25(1)(b) | — | 5 |
| R2417/2018-3 | 2023-03-01 | Decision annulled | Art 25(1)(b) | — | 5 |
| R2443/2020-3 | 2023-01-17 | Decision annulled | Art 25(1)(b) | — | 5 |
| R0068/2022-3 | 2023-01-09 | Decision annulled | Art 25(1)(b) | — | 5 |