Invalidity · first instance · 2020-06-22
000106900
Contested design: 002909135-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant’s costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 0029091350002 is declared invalid. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Chemex Foundry Solutions GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Hansastraße 1, 30419 Hannover, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Foseco International Limited
United Kingdom (GB)
1 Midland Way, Central Park, Barlborough Links, Derbyshire S43 4XA, United Kingdom
Represented by
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that every visible feature of the feeder element was solely dictated by technical function, relying mainly on the holder’s patent application and related patent-file materials.
- ›The holder denied that Article 8(1) CDR applied, argued that visual appeal and limited design freedom mattered, and pointed to alternative registered designs.
- ›The Division found the tubular body, arched U-shaped flange, and tapered lower end each served technical purposes demonstrated by the patent material and other objective evidence.
- ›The holder did not substantiate any non-technical or aesthetic considerations, so the contested RCD was invalidated under Article 25(1)(b) and Article 8(1) CDR.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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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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