Invalidity · first instance · 2018-06-05
000010846
Contested design: 004003879-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld; the registered Community design No 004003879-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. Se declara nulo el dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado nº 004003879-0001. Se condena al titular a que sufrague las costas del solicitante, que se fijan en 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Fatboy the Original B.V.
Netherlands (NL)
De Steenbok 19-21, 5215 MG ’s-Hertogenbosch, Países Bajos
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
EUROSILLA, S.A.
Spain (ES)
Calle de l’or, 28, 08290 Cerdanyola del Vallés (Barcelona), España
Prior art cited (2)
tumbona inflable formada por dos tubos oblongos
RCD No 002621904-0001 · Boletín de Dibujos y Modelos Comunitarios · disclosed 2015-02-03
extractos de Internet que muestran y explican el producto en varios sitios web
varios sitios web
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over its earlier air-filled lounger design with two oblong tubes and an opening at one end.
- ›The applicant argued the contested design created the same overall impression and that designer freedom was broad for this type of inflatable lounge product.
- ›The holder filed no observations and is described only as the registered design holder in the decision.
- ›The Division found the earlier RCD had been properly disclosed and that the contested design's shape matched it, with only an insignificant side label differing.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld on Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 5, so the Division did not examine the Article 6 ground.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELISOVA
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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