Invalidity · first instance · 2019-02-21
000010920
Contested design: 001451447-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD 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 001451447-0001 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 (2)
spiral animal collar with protrusions
RCD No 003183177-0001
image of a spiral animal collar corresponding to the earlier design
www.google.com image search for "herba max" · Google Images
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested animal-collar design lacked novelty because it matched the holder's earlier design No 003183177-0001, had been sold or disclosed years earlier, and was function-driven.
- ›The holder replied that the applicant's evidence did not establish lack of novelty or individual character and that the invalidity application should be rejected.
- ›The Division accepted the internet screenshots as evidence that the earlier design image was publicly accessible before the contested filing date and compared only the protected features of the earlier design.
- ›It found the compared designs identical apart from insignificant colour differences, held the contested RCD not new under Article 5, and therefore declared it invalid without examining the Article 8 ground.
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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