Invalidity · first instance · 2019-09-30
000103639
Contested design: 005230364-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità è accolta. Il disegno/modello comunitario registrato n. 0052303640001 è dichiarato nullo. Il titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese sostenute dalla richiedente, fissate a 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Von Moers Gmbhvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Mechtildisstraße 16, 50678 Köln, Germania
Holder · RCD owner
Giacomo Romani
Italy (IT)
Via Leonardo Da Vinci, 61020 Petriano, Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
baby pillow design sold online
Amazon ASIN B0773C2BW5 · Amazon.de · disclosed 2017-11-02
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant relied on an earlier baby-pillow design shown on Amazon and argued the contested cushion lacked novelty and individual character.
- ›Holders said their Koala Babycare Amazon listing predated the evidence, so the earlier design fell within the Article 7(2) grace period or copied the contested design.
- ›The Division found no proof of copying or altered images, treated the Amazon ASIN listing as reliable disclosure, and held Article 7(2) did not apply.
- ›The bear-head cushion structure dominated colour and pocket differences, so the contested design lacked individual character and was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberJessica LEWIS
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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