Invalidity · first instance · 2018-06-22
000010680
Contested design: 003357235-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application against RCD No 003357235-0001 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 003357235-0001 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
Pont Packaging GmbH
Germany (DE)
Dohrweg 2a, 41066 Mönchengladbach, Germany
Represented by
Klaus Castell
Holder · RCD owner
Marba Sp. z o.o. Sp. k.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
ul. Racula – Głogowska 10A, 66-004, Zielona Góra, Poland
Represented by
Robert Rozbicki
Prior art cited (1)
Evaporator variations (a), (b) and (c) from the patent "Evaporator with a container and a wick protruding out of the container and a cap with channel for covering different wick lengths"
EP 2 357 011 B1 · European Patent Office patent database · disclosed 2012-08-22
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, alleging prior disclosure at the PLMA Amsterdam trade fair and relying on patent EP 2 357 011 B1 and related correspondence.
- ›The holder declined to submit observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division rejected the email and letter printouts as insufficient proof of public disclosure, but accepted the patent publication as evidence of prior disclosure under Article 7 CDR.
- ›Comparing the patent designs with the contested RCD, the Division found multiple visible differences, held the designs were not identical, and rejected the application.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberBenjamin van Bavel
- MemberBirgit Filtenborg
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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