Invalidity · first instance · 2020-02-21
000108144
Contested design: 006647830-0005
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 006647830-0005 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Vahdet Akardenizvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Schaberfeld 22, 42659 Solingen, Germany
Holder · RCD owner
Ejoy law Group, Ltd.via PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
185 Ashfield Avenue, Atherton Manchester M46 0HD, United Kingdom
Prior art cited (1)
chair
RCD No 006221537-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2019-02-25
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested chair design lacked novelty over earlier RCD No 006221537-0001 and pointed to similarities in shape, legs, seat shell and retro appearance.
- ›Holder filed no observations in reply.
- ›The Division treated the filing as relying on Article 25(1)(b) CDR as well, accepted disclosure of the earlier RCD, but found multiple non-immaterial differences between the designs.
- ›Because the earlier design was not identical and Article 25(1)(d) was inapplicable, the invalidity application was rejected as unfounded.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
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| 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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