Invalidity · first instance · 2019-09-04
000106150
Contested design: 005879517-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 005879517-0001 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
Wheel Trade Dariusz Wichliński
Poland (PL)
Wabcz nr 60 lok. 2, 86-212 Stolno, Poland
Represented by
Robert Rozbicki
Holder · RCD owner
Dizingvia PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
Comuna Brusturi, Judetul Neat, 617106 Brusturi, Romania
Represented by
KEYPI – Agentie de Propietate Intelectuala S.R.L.
Cristina Adriana Sîrbu, Cristina Adriana Vultur
Prior art cited (3)
vehicle wheel rim design shown in a Z-Performance Wheels Facebook post
Z-Performance Wheels Facebook post · disclosed 2017-12-01
vehicle wheel rim design shown in an al13wheels Instagram post
al13wheels Instagram post · disclosed 2017-10-11
vehicle wheel rim design shown in an al13wheels Instagram post
al13wheels Instagram post · disclosed 2017-08-30
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier wheel designs disclosed on Facebook and Instagram before the RCD filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations and did not dispute the alleged disclosures.
- ›The Division accepted D1, D2 and D3 as prior public disclosures and found the visible front-wheel features substantially the same, with logo differences not affecting overall appearance.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked novelty over D1 and lacked individual character over D2 and D3.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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