Invalidity · first instance · 2018-09-26
000010889
Contested design: 001764010-0001
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 001764010-0001 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
K9-Sport Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság
Hungary (HU)
Ipar utca 10-12, 2310 Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary
Represented by
Norbert András Pataki
Holder · RCD owner
Katrien Mornie
Belgium (BE)
Fabriekstraat 39A, 9700 Oudenaarde, Belgium
Prior art cited (3)
Top-Matic magnetic ball for dog training
DPMA DE 20 2010 009 962 U1 · DPMA · disclosed 2010-12-02
Website extracts showing the Top-Matic magnetic ball
http://top-matic.com · top-matic.com
Magnetic ball with rectangular attachment shown in a Jason Baldwin YouTube video
YouTube video 'Magnet Ball Placement' · YouTube · disclosed 2010-09-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested design lacked novelty and individual character and was merely a schematic ball with a rectangular attachment.
- ›The holder disputed prior disclosure, challenged the YouTube evidence, and maintained that the RCD was novel and had individual character.
- ›The Division rejected the utility model and website extracts as insufficiently prior-dated, but accepted the YouTube video as a valid pre-filing disclosure under Article 7 CDR.
- ›Comparing the disclosed design with the contested RCD, the Division found the sole relevant features identical, held the RCD not novel, and invalidated it.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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