Invalidity · first instance · 2021-05-10
000114481
Contested design: 007844303-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application against registered Community design No 007844303-0001 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the costs incurred by the holder.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
1. La demande en nullité à l'encontre du dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 007844303-0001 est rejetée. 2. La demanderesse supporte les frais exposés par la titulaire.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Oxygravure SASvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
518 Avenue de Jouques, ZI Les Paluds II, 13685 Aubagne Cedex, France
Represented by
Océane Phan-Tan-Luu
Holder · RCD owner
C.T.P.S. - Customisation Textile - Produits et Service Sarl.via PDF extraction
France (FR)
200 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 49800 Trélazé, France
Prior art cited (3)
Visière antiprojection à bouton pression
DMC n°007832779-0001 · Bulletin des dessins ou modèles communautaires · disclosed 2020-05-06
TF1 television report showing the applicant's protective visor model
TF1 · disclosed 2020-04-28
LinkedIn post by the applicant about the protective visor model
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued the contested face-shield design lacked novelty and individual character and conflicted with its earlier RCD for a cap-mounted protective visor.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier RCD through its EUIPO bulletin publication, but not the TF1 screenshots or LinkedIn material as sufficiently identifying disclosures.
- ›Comparing only the protected solid-line features, the Division found visible curvature and configuration differences that created a different overall impression, so the invalidity claims failed.
Deciding panel
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
- MemberJessica LEWIS
- MemberMichelle, Marie DELLACHERIE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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