Invalidity · first instance · 2018-04-09
000010613
Contested design: 002009837-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 002009837-0003 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
‘GLOBALBASIC’ Elwira Gawron
Poland (PL)
ul. Plac Konstytucji 7/8, 42-290 Blachownia, Poland
Holder · RCD owner
Krzysztof Różanowski
Poland (PL)
ul. Strzelców Olkuskich 1B/33, 32-300 Olkusz, Poland
Prior art cited (2)
Loft Design decorative panel system in black
www.youtube.com; www.muratorplus.pl; www.facebook.com · YouTube; muratorplus.pl; Facebook · disclosed 2009-10-07
white decorative panel
www.facebook.com · Facebook
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier online disclosures of decorative wall panels from 2009 to 2011.
- ›The holder filed no timely observations; late submissions received after the deadline were not considered.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of one earlier black Loft Design panel system through YouTube, muratorplus.pl, and corroborating Facebook material, but found other alleged disclosures insufficiently proven.
- ›Despite a shared wavy pattern, the contested design's circular forms and vertical stripes created a different overall impression, so the RCD retained individual character and the application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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