Invalidity · first instance · 2020-04-20
000106079
Contested design: 006036075-0003
Outcome
The application for invalidity against registered Community design No 006036075-0003 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
1. La demande en nullité à l'encontre du dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 006036075-0003 est rejetée. 2. La demanderesse supporte les frais exposés par la titulaire, fixés à 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Saverglassvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
3, Rue de la Gare, 60960 Feuquières, France
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Verallia Packagingvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
Tour CARPE DIEM place des Corolles - Esplanade Nord, 92400 Courbevoie, France
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
bottles ("Flavour")
RCD No 001949355-0001 · Bulletin des dessins ou modèles communautaires · disclosed 2011-11-22
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(b), arguing the contested bottle lacked novelty and individual character over its earlier RCD No 001949355-0001.
- ›The holder argued the bottles differed in transparency, shoulder slope, neck, body, base and other visible features, producing a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier RCD but found the designs were not identical and that their shared features were common bottle features with limited weight.
- ›The contested design retained individual character, so the invalidity application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberJessica Norma LEWIS
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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