Invalidity · first instance · 2020-01-28
000105339
Contested design: 005275062-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and the contested RCD is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
La demande en nullité est accueillie. Le dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 005275062-0001 est déclaré nul.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €350
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Solar Angel SARLvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
534 rue Marius Petipa, 34080 Montpellier, France
Holder · RCD owner
Gaelord Doriano
France (FR)
1 chemin du Bois, 34160 Restinclieres, France
Prior art cited (1)
roof antenna (upper part)
RCD No 005271467-0002 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2018-05-22
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant relied on its earlier Community design for a roof antenna and said the contested design copied the antenna's upper part.
- ›Holder filed no observations, and some Office communications had to be served by publication.
- ›The Division found the earlier design was a protected prior right under Article 25(1)(d) and that the common antenna structure, striations, and round stepped base dominated the overall impression.
- ›Minor color and base-shape differences did not change the overall impression, so the contested design was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberJessica LEWIS
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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