Invalidity · first instance · 2021-01-13
000109225
Contested design: 006575247-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application against registered Community design No 0065752470001 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0065752470001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Mario Sceppacerquavia PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Contrada Lacone 29, 86010 Castropignano, Italy
Holder · RCD owner
Chongqing Jiamu Machinery CO., LTDvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
No. 2 Aokang Ave., Bishan District, Chongqing 402760, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
RCD No 0026164090001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2015-02-20
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(d) CDR, claiming the contested design copied his earlier RCD and differed only in insignificant details.
- ›Holder argued many features were function-driven, the protectable non-functional parts differed, and the informed user would receive a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted the earlier RCD certificate as evidence but held Article 25(1)(d) was not satisfied because the prior design had been published before, not after, the contested priority date.
- ›Because the only invoked ground failed, the invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberJessica LEWIS
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| 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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