Invalidity · first instance · 2019-04-01
000103460
Contested design: 004697357-0020
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered Community design No 004697357-0020 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant’s costs fixed at EUR 750.
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The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 004697357-0020 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
Duralex International
France (FR)
7, rue du Petit Bois, 45380 La Chapelle Saint Mesmin, France
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Ștefania-Lăcrămioara Bociuvia PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
Sec 1, Str. Făurei Nr. 5, Bl. C9, Sc. C, Ap. 82, Bucharest, Romania
Represented by
Claudia Monica Frisch
Prior art cited (2)
Technical drawing dated 30/06/2010 for the applicant’s 'Versailles 26cl' glass mug
disclosed 2010-06-30
Catalogue page depicting the 'Versailles 26cl' glass mug from the Versailles glassware collection
Duralex & you: collections 2015 · Duralex catalog
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on its earlier Versailles glass mug products and catalogue evidence predating the filing.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division held that the technical drawing did not prove public disclosure, but the catalogues showed the earlier mug had been made available to the public before the contested filing date.
- ›Given the broad design freedom for mugs, the shared handle, shape features and coloured transparent glass meant the contested design created the same overall impression and lacked individual character.
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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