Invalidity · first instance · 2018-07-10
000011033
Contested design: 001974635-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected and the applicant must pay the holder's fixed costs of EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 001974635-0001 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
INO-ROPE
France (FR)
1 Rue des Senneurs, 29900 Concarneau, France
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Ropeye OÜvia PDF extraction
EE
Tartu mnt 80j, 10112 Tallinn, Estonia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
padeye with circular base and loop
FR 2 847 012 · French patent register · disclosed 2004-05-14
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the padeye was not visible in normal use, was solely technically dictated, and lacked novelty and individual character over French patent FR 2 847 012.
- ›The holder filed no timely observations; its late observations and evidence were disregarded.
- ›The Division found Articles 8(1) and 4(2) unproven, accepted disclosure of the French patent, but held that the contested design differed materially in its base, loop shape, decoration, and composition.
- ›The RCD was held to be new and to have individual character, so the invalidity application was rejected with costs against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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