Invalidity · first instance · 2018-12-18
000011014
Contested design: 002650259-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
1. La demande en nullité à l'encontre du dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 002650259-0001 est rejetée. 2. La demanderesse supporte les frais exposés par le titulaire, fixés à 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Ningbo Ningda Electrical Appliances Co.,Ltd
China (CN)
No.1 Ningda road, Fuhai Cixi, 315332 Ningbo, République Populaire de Chine
Represented by
Christophe Mamelli
Holder · RCD owner
David MIKOLACZYK
France (FR)
21 Allée de Montplaisir, 64100 Bayonne, France
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
radiator model
TEST REPORT No HLX-14DE1093HCSP-R1 · Bureau Veritas de Shanghai, République Populaire de Chine · disclosed 2015-03-24
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(f), alleging the contested radiator copied its earlier unregistered radiator model protected by Chinese copyright.
- ›The holder argued the application was inadmissible or unfounded because no relevant EU Member State copyright law was invoked and the applicant had not proved ownership of the earlier work.
- ›The Division held that the applicant relied only on Chinese copyright law and failed to identify an EU Member State in which those rights would be asserted.
- ›Because that defect was sufficient to dispose of the case, the Division rejected the invalidity application without examining the holder's other objections.
Deciding panel
- MemberJessica Norma LEWIS
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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