Invalidity · first instance · 2021-01-14
000108421
Contested design: 003850601-0029
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's fixed costs of EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0038506010029 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
SC Gold Glass SRLvia PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
Str. Lt. Col. Dumitru Papazoglu, Nr. 60, Et. 2, Ap. 10, Sector 3 Romania, 031203 Bucharest, Romania
Holder · RCD owner
Semir Raad Marokivia PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
str. Faurei nr. 5, bloc C9, sc. C, ap. 82, Bucharest, Romania
Represented by
Claudia Monica Frisch
Prior art cited (4)
alleged earlier mug/product referenced in import, transport, invoice and affidavit evidence
ATL 04 AB · Pyramid Glass Company S.A.E.
glass dish product page with product No 1132 / KIG bf9d
http://goldglass.ro · goldglass.ro
plate listing with product No 1132 / kig-bf-9d
https://emag.ro · emag.ro
product listing with identifier BF-8D
https://kigegypt.com · kigegypt.com
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, claiming the contested dish had been sold and shown online for years before filing.
- ›Holder argued the internet links and supporting documents were not solid, objective proof of disclosure under Article 7 CDR.
- ›The Division found the invoices, transport and affidavit evidence did not identify a clear earlier design, and the web printouts were undated or untranslated.
- ›Because prior disclosure was not proven, the Article 25(1)(b) claim failed and the application was rejected with costs against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberJessica LEWIS
Decision files
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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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