Invalidity · first instance · 2020-07-23
000108481
Contested design: 004375525-0009
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 0043755250009 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Sladak Med EOODvia PDF extraction
Bulgaria (BG)
18, 'Sv. Kiril i Metodii' Str., Office 9, 5800 Pleven, Bulgaria
Represented by
Ivanka Pakidanska
Holder · RCD owner
Олинеза Премиум ООДvia PDF extraction
Bulgaria (BG)
ул. 'София' 9, 2230 Костинброд, Bulgaria
Represented by
Kostadin Manev
Prior art cited (1)
jar
http//:www.sks-bottle.com (Internet Archive capture) · Internet Archive / sks-bottle.com · disclosed 2015-03-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the jar lacked individual character because square glass jars with round threaded necks were already disclosed, including a jar shown on the SKS Bottle website archived on 31/03/2015.
- ›The holder argued the prior designs created different overall impressions, were insufficiently disclosed, and that market saturation and functional constraints made even small differences significant.
- ›The Division accepted the Internet Archive evidence as sufficient disclosure under Article 7(1) CDR and found the prior jar adequately represented for comparison.
- ›The Division found the designer retained enough freedom in the jar's overall shape and that the contested design produced the same overall impression as the prior jar, so it lacked individual character.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld, the RCD was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
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| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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