Invalidity · first instance · 2019-01-14
000010667
Contested design: 002748541-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 002748541-0002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
MAR-BUD spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością Budownictwo spółka komandytowa
Poland (PL)
ul. Pawła Włodkowica 2C, 03-262 Warszawa, Poland
Holder · RCD owner
Fast Development.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Kanałowa 35, 40-748 Katowice, Poland
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the registered design lacked a proper product definition, was not visible in normal use as a component of a heat exchanger, and its features were solely dictated by technical function.
- ›The holder replied that the pipe-with-radiator could be used visibly in various heating or cooling installations, met the registration requirements, and was not limited to a purely technical form.
- ›The Division found the only proven use was as an internal technical component and saw no reliable evidence that appearance-related considerations influenced the essential design features.
- ›It concluded that all essential features were solely dictated by technical function under Article 8(1) CDR and declared the RCD invalid without ruling on the other grounds.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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