Invalidity · first instance · 2018-07-03
000010586
Contested design: 002223834-0011
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; RCD No 0022238340011 is declared invalid; the holder must pay the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 0022238340011 is declared invalid. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Digi-tech Gesellschaft für den Vertrieb von elektronischen und digitalanzeigenden Instrumenten GmbH
Germany (DE)
Valterweg 27A, 65817 Eppstein, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Ice IP S.A.via PDF extraction
Belgium (BE)
Place McAuliffe 34, 6600 Bastogne, Belgium
Represented by
Dr. Hillers
Prior art cited (2)
watch
RCD No 001966854-0003 · Community Designs Bulletin / Office design database · disclosed 2012-07-13
same watch as earlier RCD No 001966854-0003
amazon.co.uk product page · amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2012-04-13
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying in particular on earlier RCD No 001966854-0003 and an amazon.co.uk disclosure of the same watch.
- ›The holder argued that differences in the dial ring, colours, glass, strap holes, buckle, second hand and branding created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division found the earlier design had been disclosed before the filing date, rejected the novelty attack, but held that the shared one-piece watch form and minimalist face dominated the overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b) CDR, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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