Invalidity · first instance · 2019-08-05
000104239
Contested design: 005306784-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 5306784-0001 is rejected, and the applicant is ordered to bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se deniega la solicitud de declaración de nulidad del dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado nº 5306784-0001. 2. Se condena al solicitante a que sufrague las costas del titular, fijadas en 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Guillem Trabal
Spain (ES)
C. Puigcerdà 17, Les Masies de Voltregà (Barcelona), España
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Replic Hockey SLvia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Avda. País Valencià, 68, 03801 Alcoy, España
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
palos de hockey
3667849-0001 · Boletín de Dibujos y Modelos Comunitarios · disclosed 2017-02-09
printed series of images of hockey sticks
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant claimed the contested hockey stick lacked novelty and individual character over an earlier Community design and shared the same key stick features.
- ›The holder argued the contested design had different construction, grip, blade angle, ornamentation and colours, and said prior disclosure had not been properly proven.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier RCD through its EUIPO bulletin publication but found the compared designs were not identical for novelty purposes.
- ›For individual character, the Division held that regulatory constraints reduced the weight of shared functional features, while visible differences in construction and ornamentation created a different overall impression.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's fixed costs of EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
- MemberÁlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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