Invalidity · first instance · 2019-05-14
000010902
Contested design: 002057620-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's fixed costs of EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 0020576200002 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
Widmann S.r.l.
Italy (IT)
Viale dell’Industria 3/C, 20020 Busto Garolfo (MI), Italy
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Worldwide Dynasty Inc.
United States (US)
20630, Superior Street, Chatsworth, California 91311, United States of America
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Black Resin Handlebar Moustache Novelty Pendant Necklace / moustache-shaped pendant with eyelets
ASIN B002MQ8O3A · Amazon.com; trendsixteen04.wordpress.com · disclosed 2009-08-24
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that only the moustache and eyelets shown in solid lines were protected and that earlier online disclosures destroyed novelty and individual character.
- ›The holder argued the design had to be assessed as a whole, the internet evidence was unreliable or not reasonably known in the EU, and the prior products differed from a costume mask.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon and WordPress materials as proof of prior disclosure, treated the dotted-line glasses and chains as disclaimed, and compared only the moustache pendant and eyelets.
- ›Because the earlier design created the same overall impression on the informed user, the contested RCD lacked individual character and was declared invalid.
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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