Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2021-08-24
R1959/2019-3
Contested design: 004040277-0001
Outcome
The contested decision is annulled, RCD No 4 040 277-0001 is declared invalid, the design holder must bear the invalidity applicant's costs, and those costs are fixed at EUR 2,050.
Show verbatim operative text
1. Annuls the contested decision and declares the registered Community design No 4 040 277-0001 invalid; 2. Orders the design holder to bear the costs and fees incurred by the invalidity applicant in the invalidity and appeal proceedings; 3. Fixes the costs to be paid by the design holder to the invalidity applicant for the invalidity and appeal proceedings at EUR 2 050.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €2,050
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Andrzej Długoszvia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Marcinkowskiego 18/17, 85056 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Holder · RCD owner
LA MARE Spółka z o.o.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
ul. Portowa 10, 85-757 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
Marina & Bootsbetrieb houseboat
Marina Niederhavel Facebook post · Marina Niederhavel Facebook account · disclosed 2017-04-20
Apartboat houseboat marketed by the design holder
Apartboat · design holder Facebook posts, catalogue, YouTube video and press article · disclosed 2015-01-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued that the contested residential-barge design lacked novelty and individual character over earlier houseboat designs, especially the Marina & Bootsbetrieb houseboat disclosed on Facebook in April 2017.
- ›The design holder argued that disclosure of the earlier designs was not sufficiently proven and that the overall impression differed because of details such as portholes, windows, railings, roof length and rear views.
- ›The Board found disclosure of the Marina & Bootsbetrieb houseboat proven and held that the main features of the living structure, terrace, window arrangement and front door created the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The appeal succeeded; the contested decision was annulled and the contested RCD was declared invalid for lack of individual character.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- RapporteurC. Negro
- MemberE. Fink
- Registrarp.o. M. Chaleva
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| deGerman | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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