Invalidity · first instance · 2019-01-14
000010671
Contested design: 002748541-0005
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay 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 002748541-0005 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
- ›Applicant argued the RCD was invalid because the depicted product was insufficiently specified, not visible in normal use, and all essential features were dictated solely by technical function.
- ›Holder replied the pipe could be used visibly in various heating or cooling installations and that its shape reflected individual design choices rather than purely technical constraints.
- ›The Division found the only proven use was as an internal technical component and the evidence showed no independent design effort or appearance-driven feature selection.
- ›The application succeeded under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 8(1), so the Division did not rule on the alternative 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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