Invalidity · first instance · 2019-02-26
000103119
Contested design: 004101699-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear 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 004101699-0001 is declared invalid. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Celon Pharma Spółka Akcyjna (S.A.)
Poland (PL)
Kiełpin, Ogrodowa 2a, 05-092 Łomianki, Poland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Polfarmex S.A.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Józefów 9, 99-300 Kutno, Poland
Prior art cited (1)
inhalers
Community design registration No 002678292-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2015-04-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity based on an earlier RCD, arguing lack of novelty, lack of individual character, and infringement of prior rights.
- ›Holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of earlier Community design No 002678292-0001 and found the designer had enough freedom in inhaler design.
- ›The contested design's differences were insufficient to change the overall impression, so it lacked individual character under Article 6.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested RCD was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
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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