Invalidity · first instance · 2018-10-22
000010784
Contested design: 003753508-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holders’ costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 003753508-0001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holders’ costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Fatboy the Original B.V.
Netherlands (NL)
De Steenbok 19-21, 5215 MG ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Petr Vobr
Czechia (CZ)
Čejkovice 100, 373 41 Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czech Republic
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
'LAMZAC' chaise longue / inflatable lounger
RCD No 002621904-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2015-02-03
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant claimed the contested inflatable lounger lacked novelty and individual character over its earlier LAMZAC RCD.
- ›Holders argued the designs differed visibly, court rulings were unproven or irrelevant, and they had created a different design.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure through publication of the earlier RCD but disregarded the internet extracts as insufficient evidence.
- ›It found material shape differences prevented identity and produced a different overall impression, so the invalidity application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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