Invalidity · first instance · 2019-04-25
000102859
Contested design: 005185097-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application against registered Community design No 005185097-0001 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 005185097-0001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Vulcanus design s.r.o.via PDF extraction
Czechia (CZ)
Lazecká 344/4a, Lazce, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Represented by
Petr Soukup
Holder · RCD owner
Syzan Sp. z o.o.
Poland (PL)
ul. Krzemieniecka 2, Łódź, Poland
Prior art cited (4)
fire pits
RCD No 003793041-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2017-03-22
fire pits
RCD No 003793041-0002 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2017-03-22
fire pits
RCD No 003793041-0003 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2017-03-22
fire pits
RCD No 003793041-0004 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2017-03-22
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant claimed lack of novelty and individual character over four earlier RCDs for fire pits and also invoked Article 25(1)(e) based on its earlier designs.
- ›The holder argued the bowl could not be isolated from the base because both were essential to the product, so the compared designs were not comparable.
- ›The Division found the earlier designs were properly disclosed but differed from the contested design in the bowl and overall composition, so novelty and individual character were not defeated.
- ›The Article 25(1)(e) limb was inadmissible because earlier RCDs are not distinctive signs; the application was rejected in full and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberGailé SAKALAITÉ
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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