Invalidity · first instance · 2018-12-11
000010732
Contested design: 003038900-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld; Registered Community design No 003038900-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. Se declara nulo el dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado nº 003038900-0001. Se condena al titular a que sufrague las costas del solicitante, que se fijan en 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Trace Tech ID Solutions, S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
C/ Riera dels Frares 5-7, 08907 Hospitalet del Llobregat, España
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Myruns Engineering Sports, S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Pso. Mikeletegi, 83- 1º, 20009 Donostia (Guipuzcoa), España
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
various publication extracts describing different technical parts of RFID systems
four US patents for RFID systems
United States
various technical datasheets for RFID antennas
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested RFID dipole design was excluded from protection because its features were exclusively dictated by technical function and, as a component, lacked visible design-relevant features in normal use.
- ›The holder replied that technical constraints did not uniquely determine the dipole's shape, that alternative configurations existed, and that the design could still be visible and aesthetically protectable.
- ›The Invalidity Division found the dipole was an internal semi-product whose features, including the upper and lower openings and loop, were chosen solely to perform the technical function rather than to improve appearance.
- ›The Division upheld invalidity under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 8(1), rejected the Article 8(2) interoperability theory, and ordered the holder to pay costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
- MemberÁlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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