Invalidity · first instance · 2018-09-06
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Contested design: 002528265-0009
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered Community design No 002528265-0009 is declared invalid; the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
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The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 002528265-0009 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
Widmann S.r.l.
Italy (IT)
Viale dell’Industria 3/C, 20020 Busto Garoflo (MI), Italy
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
H2W Inc.
United States (US)
20630, Superior Street, Chatsworth, California 91311, United States of America
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Furry ShadesTM bunny glasses / Rabbit with Whiskers Clear Lens Furry Shades
diabolicalgifts.com; amazon.com; withberlinlove.com · disclosed 2012-01-11
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested RCD improperly claimed several separate mask parts and lacked novelty and individual character over earlier disclosed bunny-glasses designs.
- ›The holder filed no timely defence and unsuccessfully sought a new deadline after changing representatives.
- ›The Division accepted the online retail and blog materials as sufficient disclosure of the earlier Furry ShadesTM bunny glasses before the RCD filing date.
- ›Finding no difference in the protected ear-and-whisker shapes, the Division held the RCD lacked novelty and declared it invalid, with costs against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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