Invalidity · first instance · 2021-05-17
000110065
Contested design: 006611570-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicant is ordered to pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se deniega la solicitud de declaración de nulidad del dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado nº 0066115700001. 2. Se condena al solicitante a que sufrague las costas del titular, fijadas en 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
CAYAGO TEC GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Benzstraße 10, 32108 Bad Salzuflen, Alemania
Represented by
Jordi Güell Serra
Holder · RCD owner
iAQUA (Shenzhen) Limited
China (CN)
No. 6 Building Huayisheng Industrial Park, No 4 industrial Zone, Fenghuang, Fuyong, Shenzhen, República Popular China
Represented by
Prior art cited (4)
sports apparatus
RCD No 2077206-0004 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2012-09-10
sports apparatus
RCD No 2077206-0003 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2012-09-10
sports apparatus
RCD No 2077206-0002 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2012-09-10
sports apparatus
RCD No 2077206-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2012-09-10
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character and conflict with earlier RCDs D1-D4, relying on prior registrations, expert evidence, and infringement-related materials.
- ›Holder argued the contested design created a different overall impression, the infringement history was irrelevant, and the applicant's own filings showed small design changes can still be distinctive.
- ›The Division found Article 25(1)(d) inapplicable because the earlier designs were published before the contested filing date, so that ground failed without further merits analysis.
- ›On Article 25(1)(b), the Division accepted disclosure of D1-D4 but held differences in the bow, torso support, rear shape, and lower keel gave the contested design individual character.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected in full and the applicant was ordered to bear the holder's representation costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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