Invalidity · first instance · 2019-03-08
000103239
Contested design: 005302817-0001
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 005302817-0001 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
Metal-Bud II Robert Gubałavia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
ul. Bielowicza 76, 32-040 Świątniki Górne, Poland
Represented by
Marek Mikosza
Holder · RCD owner
Alubrass Ewa Bartoszvia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Ślusarska 8, 32-440 Sułkowice, Poland
Prior art cited (3)
'DECO handle' design shown on the front page of the 2017 EGO LINE handles catalogue
EGO LINE handles · EGO LINE handles catalogue
'DECO handle' design shown on page 5 of the 2017 EGO LINE handles catalogue
EGO LINE handles · EGO LINE handles catalogue
'DECO handle' design shown on page 89 of the 2016 ERKADO your doors – your house catalogue
ERKADO your doors – your house · ERKADO your doors – your house catalogue
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier 'DECO handle' designs disclosed in 2016 and 2017 catalogues before the RCD filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply.
- ›The Division accepted the catalogue extracts as solid evidence of prior disclosure under Article 7 CDR, but found the differences from the prior designs sufficient to preserve novelty.
- ›It held that the shared L-shape, square back plate, central square, and raised decorative element dominated the overall impression, so the contested design lacked individual character under Article 6 CDR.
- ›The application was upheld, the RCD was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberGaile SAKALAITE
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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