Invalidity · first instance · 2018-12-11
000011034
Contested design: 004164630-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's fixed costs of EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0041646300001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
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France (FR)
1 Rue des Senneurs, 29900 Concarneau, France
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Ropeye OÜ
EE
Tartu mnt 80j, 10112 Tallinn, Estonia
Represented by
Margus Sarap
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that all essential features of the pulley block were solely dictated by technical function under Article 8(1).
- ›The holder replied that many visible design choices were possible and that aesthetic considerations mattered alongside functionality.
- ›The Division treated only Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 8(1) as substantiated; broader references to Articles 4 to 6 and 8 lacked the required support.
- ›It found the applicant had not proved that all essential features were exclusively technically dictated, so the application was rejected and costs awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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