Invalidity · first instance · 2020-10-22
000109181
Contested design: 005606993-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's fixed costs of EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 0056069930001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Georgi Ivaylovvia PDF extraction
Bulgaria (BG)
Serdika residential area, bl. 5, entr. B, fl. 5, apt. 32, Sofia, Bulgaria
Represented by
Milena Lyubenova Georgieva-Tabakova
Holder · RCD owner
Димитър Ивайлов
Bulgaria (BG)
Зона Б18, бл. 6, София, Bulgaria
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
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Community design No 004382562-0002 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2017-10-04
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier Community design No 004382562-0002.
- ›Holder filed no observations within the time limit and left the application undefended on the merits.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier registered design through its bulletin publication before the contested filing date.
- ›It found the designs created the same overall impression, with only a handle-shape difference, so the contested RCD lacked individual character.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested RCD was invalidated in full, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
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