Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2022-08-22
R0619/2021-3
Contested design: 006432092-0002
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed and the invalidity applicant must bear the costs incurred by the design holder in the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
Show verbatim operative text
1. Dismisses the appeal; 2. Orders the invalidity applicant to bear the costs incurred by the design holder in the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Puig Francevia PDF extraction
France (FR)
65/67 avenue des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris, France
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Rockwood Spirits International Inc.via PDF extraction
CA
21-5480 Canotek Road, Ottawa Ontario K1J 9H7, Canada
Represented by
Prior art cited (4)
1 Million perfume bottle sign for perfumery
EUTM No 11 653 102 · European Union Trade Marks Bulletin · disclosed 2013-04-17
atomizer for perfumes
RCD No 870 126-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2008-08-01
1 Million lotion bottle
billiger.de / amazon.co.uk printouts for 'Paco Rabanne 1 Million Lotion 100 ml' · billiger.de and Wayback capture of amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2008-09-17
1 Million fragrance bottle
sephora.fr / amazon.co.uk printouts for 1 Million fragrance bottle · sephora.fr and amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2015-03-13
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued that the contested bottle lacked novelty and individual character over four earlier 1 Million-related bottle or packaging disclosures.
- ›The design holder replied that the relevant products were bottles, not perfume atomisers alone, and that the contested bottle differed materially in shape, base, cap, transparency and use.
- ›The Board found that the compared designs produced a different overall impression because of the contested bottle's proportions, front face, base, detachable cap and lack of an atomiser outlet.
- ›The appeal was dismissed; the rejection of the invalidity application was confirmed and costs were awarded to the holder.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- RapporteurE. Fink
- MemberC. Bartos
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine 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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