Invalidity · first instance · 2019-02-21
000010917
Contested design: 001451454-0001
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 001451454-0001 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 biocide collar with regularly spaced protrusions
www.google.com image search for "max biocide collar" · Google Images
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested animal collar design lacked novelty because the holder had sold and disclosed the same design years before filing.
- ›In the alternative, the applicant claimed the collar features were dictated solely by technical function under Article 8(1) and (2).
- ›The holder said the submitted materials did not prove lack of novelty or individual character and the invalidity claim should be rejected.
- ›The Division accepted the internet evidence as proof of prior disclosure and found the compared collar designs identical apart from insignificant attachment details.
- ›The application was upheld for lack of novelty, the RCD was invalidated in full, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 350 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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