Invalidity · first instance · 2018-04-27
000010739
Contested design: 003465947-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 003465947-0003 is rejected. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Tam Enterprises Limited
United Kingdom (GB)
Stalham Business Park, Rushenden Road, Queenborough ME11 5HE, United Kingdom
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Unicorn Cosmetics Limited
United Kingdom (GB)
Unit 8, Lakeside Park, Neptune Close, Rochester ME2 4LT, United Kingdom
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
internet printout headed 'tartecosmetics' showing cosmetic brushes
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on an earlier cosmetic-brush design allegedly disclosed online before the RCD filing date.
- ›Holder argued the applicant's evidence was insufficient to prove disclosure of any earlier design.
- ›The Division found the internet printout did not reliably show an Instagram source, publisher, or publication date, and image quality was too poor to assess all design details.
- ›Because prior disclosure under Article 7 CDR was not proven, the invalidity ground failed and the application was rejected with costs against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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