Invalidity · first instance · 2018-09-25
000010904
Contested design: 004068112-0017
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; the contested RCD is declared invalid and the holder must pay the applicant's fixed costs of EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 004068112-0017 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
Semir Raad Maroki
Romania (RO)
str. Faurei nr. 5, bloc C9, sc. C, ap. 82, Bucharest, Romania
Holder · RCD owner
SC Gold Glass Srlvia PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
Str. Lt. Col. Dumitru Papazoglu, Nr. 60, Et. 2, Ap. 10, Sector 3 031203 Bucharest, Romania
Prior art cited (1)
transparent glass with decoration resembling tulip flowers
RCD No 003850601-0010 · EUIPO Office bulletin · disclosed 2017-04-24
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier RCD No 003850601-0010.
- ›The holder argued the applicant had sold similar glass products since 2012, should not monopolise a glass mug, and that the earlier design itself should be invalidated.
- ›The Division found the earlier RCD had been validly disclosed by publication before the contested filing date.
- ›Comparing the designs directly, the Division held their shape, handle, and tulip-like decoration were identical, so the contested RCD lacked novelty.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested RCD was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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