Invalidity · first instance · 2019-01-28
000011250
Contested design: 001314777-0001
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 0013147770001 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
Cristalpack S.r.l.
Italy (IT)
Strada della Mandria 4, 10030 Rondissone, Italie
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Guy Vanhoutte
Belgium (BE)
Hazenveld 2, 1600 Oudenaken, Belgique
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
plastic packaging boxes
RCD No 000954862-0002 · Bulletin des dessins ou modèles communautaires · disclosed 2008-10-29
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(b) CDR, arguing the contested packaging box design lacked novelty and individual character over earlier RCD No 000954862-0002.
- ›The holder argued the contested design differed through visible press-stud side elements, a diagonal side closure, a grooved inner wall, outer diagonal tabs, and an inner lining.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted disclosure of the earlier RCD but found the differences were not insignificant, so novelty was preserved.
- ›It also found the overall impression on the informed user was clearly different given the designer's broad freedom for packaging boxes, so individual character was present.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberJessica Norma LEWIS
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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