Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2022-07-19
R0363/2021-3
Contested design: 005321056-0001
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed, and the invalidity applicant must bear the design holder’s fees and costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. Dismisses the appeal; 2. Orders the invalidity applicant to bear the fees and costs incurred by the design holder.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
M.P.S. Holding B.V.via PDF extraction
Netherlands (NL)
Spectrumsingel 161, 2718 JR Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Classik Internationalvia PDF extraction
IN
301, Bodke Plaza, Nashik Pune Road, Dwarka Circle, Nashik Maharashtra 422 011, India
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
medical foreleg sleeves / medical pet apparel
RCD No 2 201 186-0002 · Community Designs Bulletin / eSearch · disclosed 2013-03-22
animal clothing
RCD No 675 947-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin / eSearch · disclosed 2007-03-20
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued that the contested pet-clothing design lacked novelty and individual character over its earlier medical pet apparel designs D1 and D2.
- ›The design holder replied that the cited similarities were functional or generic and that the contested design differed through its neckline, sleeve construction, rear shape and zipper.
- ›The Board held that the contested design produced a clearly different overall impression from both prior designs, notably because of its longer neckline and sleeves, tapering body, rear cut-out geometry and visible zip feature.
- ›The appeal was dismissed and the invalidity applicant was ordered to bear the design holder’s costs.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- RapporteurH. Salmi
- MemberM. Bra
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
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