Invalidity · first instance · 2020-07-15
000109082
Contested design: 005280021-0009
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested registered Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. Se declara nulo el modelo comunitario registrado n.º 005280021 -0009. La titular sufrague las costas de la solicitante, cuantificadas en 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Pentra GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Gartenweg 22, 35447 Reiskirchen, Alemania
Holder · RCD owner
Keekoo INCvia PDF extraction
United States (US)
1121 13th St s. Londres 187, Boulder, Colorado 80302, Estados Unidos de América
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
ball for use as a toy
RCD No 004097988 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2017-07-14
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(b) CDR, arguing the contested toy ball lacked novelty and individual character over an earlier registered Community design.
- ›Applicant relied on RCD No 004097988, published on 2017-07-14, and argued the color differences merely showed another stage of the same puzzle toy.
- ›Holder filed no response, so the case proceeded undefended while the Division accepted publication of the earlier RCD as sufficient disclosure under Article 7 CDR.
- ›The Division found the designs produced the same overall impression on the informed user despite minor color differences, so the contested RCD lacked individual character and was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN Bavel
- MemberLudmila ELIŠOVÁ
- MemberALVARO Sesma MERINO
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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