Invalidity · first instance · 2018-05-10
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Contested design: 003797091-0001
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 003797091-0001 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
Bibita Group SHPK
AL
Rruga e Bogdaneve, Pall. EUROCOL, Kati V, Tirana, Albania
Represented by
Riccardo Ciullo
Holder · RCD owner
‘Бенкомерс’ ООДvia PDF extraction
Bulgaria (BG)
р-н Възраждане, ул. ‘Средна Гора’ No 127, ет. 1, 1510 Sofia, Bulgaria
Represented by
Rositsa Stoyanova
Prior art cited (1)
beverage container
International registration No DM/095 336 · WIPO Global Design Database · disclosed 2017-03-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(d) CDR based on its earlier international design for a beverage container and argued the contested bottle lacked individual character.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply.
- ›The Division accepted that the earlier international design qualified as a prior right, then compared overall impressions in light of the informed user and the designer's freedom.
- ›It found the contested bottle's linear patterns, contours, and indentations created a different overall impression, so no conflict existed and the application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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