Invalidity · first instance · 2019-03-07
000011158
Contested design: 003496678-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(pl)
Wniosek o stwierdzenie nieważności zostaje podtrzymany. Stwierdza się nieważność zarejestrowanego wzoru wspólnotowego nr 003496678-0002. Właściciel ponosi koszty wnioskodawcy ustalone na kwotę 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Imperial Sp. z o.o. Sp.K
Poland (PL)
Kołobrzeska 8E, 78200 Białogard, Polska
Holder · RCD owner
Dariusz Król
Poland (PL)
Kochanowskiego 55, 78-200 Białogard, Polska
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
PROFI 80 R LED LINE lighting profile disclosed in the applicant's 2014 catalog with technical drawing and product photo
Applicant's 2014 product catalog
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying in particular on technical drawings and its 2014 product catalog for the PROFI 80 R LED LINE profile.
- ›The holder argued the application was unsupported by reliable evidence, denied that the prior material proved novelty or individual-character defects, and said the contested design was not directly shown in the submitted documents.
- ›The Division found the 2014 catalog was a commercial catalog intended for distribution and therefore a sufficient prior public disclosure under Article 7.
- ›Comparing the disclosed profile with the contested design, the Division found the same U-shaped cross-section and other matching features, with only immaterial differences, so the design lacked novelty under Article 5.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld, the RCD was declared invalid in full, and the holder was ordered to bear the applicant's costs of EUR 750.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberAnna BAKALARZ
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| plPolish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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