Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2023-09-05
R0665/2023-3
Contested design: 009106651-0001
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed and the design holder is ordered to bear the invalidity applicant’s costs and fees in the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
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1. Dismisses the appeal; 2. Orders the design holder to bear the costs and fees incurred by the invalidity applicant in the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
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FO
Sudurrås 10, 100 Torshavn, Faroe Islands
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
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Denmark (DK)
Ebertsgade 3, 3th, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Bottle design shown in the article “Nykur Vodka Er Fyldt Med Rå Færøsk Mytologi”
http://mandesager.dk · mandesager.dk weblog · disclosed 2020-12-11
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued that the contested bottle design had been disclosed before filing through the 11 December 2020 online article and lacked novelty and individual character.
- ›The design holder appealed after the Invalidity Division invalidated the RCD, arguing the prior disclosure was not sufficiently proven and that the contested design created a different overall impression.
- ›The Board held that the internet printout proved prior disclosure under Article 7(1) CDR and that the similarities in the bottle shape, label shape and colour contrast outweighed the minor differences.
- ›The appeal was dismissed; the contested RCD remained invalid for lack of individual character and the design holder was ordered to bear costs.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- MemberH. Salmi
- MemberC. Negro
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
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