Invalidity · first instance · 2018-04-05
000010170
Contested design: 002643726-0006
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's fixed costs of EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design 002643726-0006 is declared invalid. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
UAB 'Eko trade'via PDF extraction
LT
Vinčų street 16-28, 46296 Kaunas, Lithuania
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Tuindeco International B.V.
Netherlands (NL)
Krimweg 34, 7741 KJ Coevorden, Netherlands
Prior art cited (5)
huts / log cabins shown in Tuindeco catalogue
Tuindeco CATALOGUS 2005 (pp. 40, 44, 45) · Tuindeco
huts / log cabins including the 'INGMAR 40.0600' hut
Tuindeco CATALOGUS 2006 (pp. 42, 43, 49, 55) · Tuindeco
huts / log cabins shown in Tuindeco catalogue
Tuindeco CATALOGUS 2007 (pp. 51, 58) · Tuindeco
holder's huts / log cabins shown on website printouts with pre-filing user reviews
http://www.tuin.co.uk · tuin.co.uk
similar hut
RCD No 000696216-0002 · EUIPO
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on earlier Tuindeco catalogues, website disclosures and prior RCD No 000696216-0002.
- ›Holder argued its log-cabin style had evolved distinctly, claimed technical constraints limited design freedom, and submitted market and survey material to show a crowded sector.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the 2006 Tuindeco catalogue prior design, found novelty preserved by visible differences, but held those differences insufficient to change the overall impression.
- ›Given substantial designer freedom for huts and log cabins, the contested design lacked individual character and was declared invalid; the holder was ordered to pay costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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