Invalidity · first instance · 2019-02-21
000010916
Contested design: 003183177-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; the contested registered Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 350 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
La demande en nullité est accueillie. Le dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 003183177-0001 est déclaré nul. La titulaire supporte les frais exposés par la demanderesse, fixés à 350 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €350
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Animall Professional Care Ltdvia PDF extraction
Hungary (HU)
Hársas u. 14., 2112 Veresegyház, Hongrie
Holder · RCD owner
Natural Best Products Labor S.L
Spain (ES)
Post Box 300, 29670 San Pedro Alcantara /Malaga, Espagne
Represented by
Elvire Schoonjans
Prior art cited (1)
spiral animal collar with protrusions shown in Google image search results for 'herba max'
www.google.com · Google Images
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the design lacked novelty because the holder had already marketed and disclosed it about nine or ten years earlier; alternatively, its features were purely technical.
- ›The holder said the applicant's evidence did not prove lack of novelty or individual character, so the invalidity request should be rejected.
- ›The Division accepted the Google image-search screenshot as evidence of public internet disclosure before the filing date and by no later than 2012-12-31.
- ›Comparing the protected features, the Division found the prior design and contested design identical apart from an insignificant color difference, so the RCD lacked novelty and was invalidated.
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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