Invalidity · first instance · 2018-07-27
000010648
Contested design: 001898206-0001
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 001898206-0001 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
Glama International Corporation France SAS
France (FR)
Route nationale 538, 13113 Lamanon, France
Represented by
Claire de CHASSEY
Holder · RCD owner
PG Design Inc.
Japan (JP)
2-1-4, Torigoe, Taito-ku, Tokyo 1110051 Japan
Represented by
Prior art cited (6)
bag ('Bag 1930')
Antiquités BROCANTE, No 30, page 137 · Antiquités BROCANTE
bag ('Mary Quant bag')
BAGS, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY, page 92 · BAGS, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
purse ('Judith Leiber purse')
High Fashion Handbags, page 39 · High Fashion Handbags
purse
http://tengoku-mura.blogspot.fr · Tengoku · disclosed 2008-07-17
purse
arts & architecture, unnumbered page · arts & architecture
purse
C+ ACCESSOIRES No 107, page 26 · C+ ACCESSOIRES
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant claimed the contested purse lacked individual character over six earlier bag and purse designs disclosed before 29/07/2011.
- ›The holder argued the contested design's bulging shape, seamless silicone-covered surface, and bright colour created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure only for D1, D2, D3 and D6, rejecting D4 and D5 as insufficient proof of prior disclosure under Article 7.
- ›It found shared purse shape and clasp features commonplace, while the contested design's unusual material appearance, seamless surface and colour made a different overall impression.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberGaile SAKALAITE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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