Invalidity · first instance · 2019-07-19
000102219
Contested design: 003426212-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 003426212-0001 is rejected. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Jakub Černík
Czechia (CZ)
Pod Jizerskou 719, 460 01 Liberec 15, Czech Republic
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
ITMS plast s.r.o.
Czechia (CZ)
Příkop 843/4, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Represented by
Tomáš Bejček
Prior art cited (1)
building units
Community design registration No 003065366-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2016-04-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on his earlier RCD for building units.
- ›Holder argued the designs differed materially, its design was independently created, and functional constraints limited the designer's freedom.
- ›The Division found the cited earlier RCD was properly disclosed but that the compared designs were not identical under Article 5.
- ›It also found the differing prism configuration and climbing holds changed the overall impression, so the contested RCD retained individual character.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
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