Invalidity · first instance · 2019-07-29
000104299
Contested design: 002107466-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay 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 002107466-0001 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
Sia Smart Aero
LV
Baldones iela 15, Ogre, Latvia
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Milan Bříštěla
Czechia (CZ)
Václava Kulíška 1224, 68605 Uherské Hradiště, Mařatice, Czechia
Represented by
Robert Nešpůrek
Prior art cited (3)
Bristell, Bristell RG and Bristell Classic aircraft photographs linked to Friedrichshafen 2011
www.bristell.com · bristell.com
Website text stating Bristell Classic sales began in 2011 and Bristell RG was developed in 2012
www.bristell.com · bristell.com
Buyer's guide stating the Bristell RG version was chosen for the 2011 Friedrichshafen show
World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16 Wings of the World Buyer's Guide · World Directory of Light Aviation
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, alleging the holder had disclosed the same aircraft design before the RCD filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply.
- ›The Division found the evidence did not clearly identify which Bristell model was disclosed in 2011 or show that design with sufficient certainty and image quality.
- ›Because prior disclosure under Article 7 was not proven, the Division did not assess novelty or individual character further and rejected the application.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberKelly BENNETT
Decision files
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