Invalidity · first instance · 2018-01-16
000010443
Contested design: 003136266-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; the contested RCD is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 003136266-0001 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
P P K d.d.
HR
Selse 33, Karlovac 47000, Croatia
Represented by
Mirna Misetic
Holder · RCD owner
Dilmar d.o.o.via PDF extraction
HR
F. Pl. Pogledića Kurilovečkog 16, Velika Gorica 10410, Croatia
Represented by
Tomislav Strniščak
Prior art cited (1)
minced meat burger folded in half
Catalogue No 19/15 · LIDL Hrvatska d.o.o. k.d. retail chain catalogue · disclosed 2015-05-04
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant claimed the contested meat-product design lacked novelty and individual character because the same folded minced-meat shape had long been marketed and disclosed online, in catalogues, and in a YouTube video.
- ›The holder argued its product was original because of its recipe, colour, and spice pattern, and said the applicant had not proven relevant disclosures before June 2015.
- ›The Division accepted the web, catalogue, and video evidence as prior disclosure under Article 7 and used catalogue 19/15 as the clearest representation of D1.
- ›Comparing the meat product itself, the Division found only immaterial differences in colour and surface pattern, so the designs were identical and the RCD lacked novelty.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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