Invalidity · first instance · 2018-12-04
000011226
Contested design: 004245520-0013
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered Community design No. 004245520-0013 is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 004245520-0013 wird für nichtig erklärt. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten der Antragstellerin, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Widmann S.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Viale dell'Industria 3/C, 20020 Busto Garolfo (MI), Italien
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
H2W Inc.
United States (US)
20630, Superior Street, Chatsworth 91311, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
cat glasses with moustache
Article No. 0320C · WIDMANN MILANO Party Fashion, 2013-2014 New Items Collection
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested design either did not qualify as a design under Article 3(a) or, in any event, lacked novelty and individual character over earlier cat-glasses disclosures.
- ›It relied on catalog extracts, transport documents, and invoices for item 0320C to show prior disclosure before 7 September 2017.
- ›The holder filed no observations, so the evidence of disclosure was not contested.
- ›The Division found the earlier design had been disclosed and created the same overall impression; the contested design lacked individual character and was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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