Invalidity · first instance · 2020-04-02
000105800
Contested design: 005666146-0007
Outcome
The invalidity application against the contested RCD is rejected.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 005666146-0007 is rejected.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Sourceable Limited
United Kingdom (GB)
91-93 Great Eastern Street, City of London EC2A 3HZ, United Kingdom
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Made.com Design Limitedvia PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
5 Singer Street, London EC2A 4BQ, United Kingdom
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
table design
UK design No 6 010 512 · UKIPO online database
THE NICOLE OCCASIONAL TABLE
Twitter · disclosed 2014-10-09
table design shown in Instagram post
Instagram · disclosed 2018-05-19
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character over three earlier table designs, relying on a UK design record and dated social-media disclosures.
- ›The holder disputed disclosure of all prior designs, argued the dining-table design corpus was crowded, and maintained that the contested design created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division rejected D1 for lack of proof of publication but accepted D2 and D3 as disclosed through dated Twitter and Instagram posts before the filing date.
- ›Despite some shared basic table features, the Division found significant differences in the top, metallic connector, base, material appearance, and proportions, so the contested design retained individual character.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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