Invalidity · first instance · 2019-03-08
000011157
Contested design: 003496678-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested Community design No 003496678-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear 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 003496678-0001. Właściciel ponosi koszty wnioskodawcy ustalone na kwotę 750 euro.
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
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Dariusz Król
Poland (PL)
Kochanowskiego 55, 78-200 Białogard, Polska
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
copies of technical drawings
copy of a 2014 goods catalog
Polish industrial design description relied on as the earlier design
wzór przemysłowy nr 18 101 · Wiadomości Urzędu Patentowego (WUP 06/2012), Poland · disclosed 2012-06-29
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, and also invoked unlawful filing and technical-function grounds.
- ›Applicant relied on technical drawings, a 2014 product catalog, and Polish industrial design No 18 101 published in WUP 06/2012.
- ›Holder argued the application was unsupported by reliable evidence and did not prove lack of novelty, lack of individual character, authorship, or unlawful filing.
- ›The Division accepted publication of Polish design No 18 101 as prior disclosure, found the earlier design identical to the contested design, upheld invalidity under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 5, and did not examine the remaining grounds.
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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