Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2023-12-19
R0489/2022-3
Contested design: 008053607-0003
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed, and the invalidity applicant must bear the design holder's costs 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
SERENA S.R.L.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Buzzi, 14, 20017 Rho, Italy
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
U-Earth Biotech Ltdvia PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
38 Craven Street, London WC2N 5NG, United Kingdom
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
U-Mask Model Two Refill
https://it.u-maskstore.eu/ · design holder website
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued that the contested refill was an invisible component part of a mask and lacked novelty and individual character over a refill shown on the holder's website.
- ›The design holder replied that the refill was a standalone consumable rather than a component part and that the website extract did not prove a reliable pre-filing disclosure date.
- ›The Board held that the refill was a consumable, not a component part of a complex product, and that the single website extract did not establish disclosure before filing.
- ›The appeal was dismissed and the invalidity application remained rejected.
Deciding panel
- ChairS. Stürmann
- RapporteurM. Bra
- MemberC. Negro
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deGerman | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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