Invalidity · first instance · 2018-04-19
000010340
Contested design: 000262142-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected and the applicant must pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
La demande en nullité à l'encontre du dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 000262142-0002 est rejetée. La demanderesse supporte les frais exposés par le titulaire, fixés à 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Brymoor Enterprises Limited
United Kingdom (GB)
7 Withfield Drive, Milnrow, Rochdale, Lancashire OL16 4BP, Royaume Uni
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Philippe Teurlingsvia PDF extraction
Belgium (BE)
Rue des Ourdons 10, 1457 Tourinnes-Saint-Lambert
Prior art cited (6)
a beanbag chair
No 3015330 · United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office · disclosed 2003-11-25
bean bag
No 2076449 · United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office · disclosed 1998-07-29
balles lestées
RCD No 000055595-0004 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2003-11-11
balles lestées
RCD No 000055595-0007 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2003-11-11
the cinnamon pod – bean bag version
No 3012566 · United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office · disclosed 2003-05-03
furniture bag version
No 2086619 · United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office · disclosed 1999-03-30
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the beanbag-style seat lacked individual character because many similar child-seat designs were already on the market before filing.
- ›Holder relied on important differences in overall form and proportions and also referred to prior Belgian litigation that had upheld the contested design.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of prior designs D1 to D6 but found none identical and considered the contested pouf more stripped-down, with straighter edges and a broader seating area that gave a distinct overall impression.
- ›The contested RCD retained individual character, so the invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to bear costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberJessica LEWIS
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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