Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2023-12-12
R1277/2023-3
Contested design: 007042114-0001
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed, and the design holder must bear the invalidity applicant’s costs and fees in the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
Show verbatim operative text
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
Brabantia Nederland B.V.via PDF extraction
Netherlands (NL)
Leenderweg 182, 5555 CJ Valkenswaard, Netherlands
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Guangzhou Homfel Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Rm.1210, Building A3, POLY TAL TO WUN, 290 Hanxi Avenue East, Panyu District, 511495 Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
dustbin
RCD No 4 422 061-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2017-10-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued that the dustbin design lacked novelty and individual character over earlier dustbin designs, especially RCD No 4 422 061-0001.
- ›The design holder disputed disclosure, invoked sector saturation and technical constraints, and said pedal and lid differences changed the overall impression.
- ›The Board held the prior RCD was duly disclosed, designer freedom remained broad, and the shared rectangular bin, lid, and pedal dominated over minor differences.
- ›The appeal was dismissed and the invalidation for lack of individual character was upheld.
Deciding panel
- ChairS. Stürmann
- RapporteurE. Fink
- MemberC. Negro
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
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