Invalidity · first instance · 2018-04-05
000010174
Contested design: 002643726-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant’s costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design 002643726-0003 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
MB ‘AV Projektai’via PDF extraction
LT
J. Kubiliaus g. 18, 09108 Vilnius, Lithuania
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Tuindeco International B.V.
Netherlands (NL)
Krimweg 34, 7741 KJ Coevorden, Netherlands
Prior art cited (3)
hut / log cabin shown in Tuindeco Catalogue 2013
Log Cabin Daniel 40.0764 · Tuindeco Catalogue 2013
printouts showing huts/log cabins offered by the holder, with user reviews dated before the contested RCD filing date
http://www.tuin.co.uk · tuin.co.uk
similar hut / log cabin design registered before the contested RCD filing date
RCD No 000696216-0002 · EUIPO
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on Tuindeco catalogues, pre-filing website disclosures, and earlier RCD 000696216-0002 showing similar huts.
- ›Holder argued its log-house designs were distinct, the sector was crowded, and technical and functional constraints limited designer freedom.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the 2013 Tuindeco catalogue and found the prior and contested huts created the same overall impression despite visible differences.
- ›The contested RCD lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b) CDR, so the application was upheld and the holder was ordered to bear 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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