Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2023-06-26
R0367/2022-3
Contested design: 003844620-0001
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed, and the design holder must reimburse the invalidity applicant's costs in the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
Show verbatim operative text(pl)
1. Oddalić odwołanie; 2. Nakazać właścicielowi wzoru zwrot kosztów poniesionych przez wnioskodawcę w wzoru w postępowaniu o unieważnienie i w postępowaniu odwoławczym.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
SmarTT Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnościąvia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Spacerowa 5, 43262 Kobielice, Polska
Holder · RCD owner
P.P.H.U. JOPP - POL EKSPORT - IMPORT RYSZARD JOPP - KRZYSZTOF JOPP Spółka Jawnavia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
ul. Mickiewicza 28, 64-630 Ryczywół, Polska
Prior art cited (3)
PASO BA 006-20 furniture leg model
STALMET & WOLMET catalog 2011 · STALMET & WOLMET
PASO BA 006-20 furniture leg model
STALMET & WOLMET catalog 2014/2015 · STALMET & WOLMET
PASO BA 006-20 furniture leg model
STALMET & WOLMET catalog 2016/2017 · STALMET & WOLMET
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The design holder appealed the Invalidity Division's decision declaring RCD No 3 844 620-0001 invalid for lack of individual character over the earlier PASO BA 006-20 furniture-leg design shown in STALMET & WOLMET catalogues.
- ›The invalidity applicant filed no response to the appeal and relied on the first-instance finding that the earlier catalogue evidence sufficiently proved disclosure of the PASO model.
- ›The Board held that the catalogues adequately proved disclosure, that the informed user was familiar with furniture legs, and that designer freedom remained relatively broad for this product sector.
- ›It found the visible differences secondary and insufficient to alter the same overall impression created by the conical leg, square mounting plate, hole layout, and proportions, so the appeal was dismissed.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- MemberM. Bra
- MemberS. Rizzo
- Registrarp.o. E. Apaolaza
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| frFrench | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| plPolish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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