Invalidity · first instance · 2018-04-27
000010729
Contested design: 002722124-0002
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 002722124-0002 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
Magdalena Puszman-Kornak
Poland (PL)
Oleśnicka, nr 2A, 56-500 Syców, Poland
Holder · RCD owner
'KASPRZAK' T. J, Kasprzakvia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
ul. Dworcowa 3/43, 30-559 Kraków, Poland
Prior art cited (3)
BIKI Retro sofa allegedly exhibited at the Bad Salzuflen international trade fair
Bad Salzuflen international trade fair
BIKI Retro sofa shown on the producer's Facebook page
www.facebook.com/modALTO · Facebook · disclosed 2014-09-04
BIKI Retro sofa allegedly exhibited at Meble Polska 2015 in Poznań
Meble Polska trade fair, Poznań · disclosed 2015-02-17
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested sofa lacked novelty and individual character because the 'BIKI Retro' sofa had been disclosed before filing at the Bad Salzuflen trade fair, on Facebook, and at Meble Polska 2015 in Poznań.
- ›The holder replied that the evidence mixed different sofa designs, that a single Facebook post would not reasonably become known to specialised circles, and that any trade-fair disclosure of BIKI Retro had not been proved.
- ›The Division held that Facebook posts alone were insufficient without reliable corroboration, the Bad Salzuflen allegation was unsupported, and the Poznań blog and exhibitor-catalogue evidence did not show the specific BIKI Retro design.
- ›Because prior disclosure under Article 7 CDR was not proved, the Division did not assess novelty or individual character further and rejected the invalidity application with costs against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberLudmila ČELISOVA
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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