Invalidity · first instance · 2021-06-10
000109962
Contested design: 005834462-0004
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the registered Community design No 005834462-0004 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(pl)
Wniosek o stwierdzenie nieważności zostaje podtrzymany. Stwierdza się nieważność zarejestrowanego wzoru wspólnotowego nr 005834462-0004. Właściciel ponosi koszty wnioskodawcy ustalone na kwotę 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Belini Polska sp. z o.o.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Tabor Wielki 4b, 63-640 Tabor Wielki, Polska
Holder · RCD owner
GiB Meble Gandecki i Berski Sp. Jawnavia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Mianowice 7A, 63-600 Kępno, Polska
Represented by
Marek Wiński
Prior art cited (1)
Meblościanka biała połysk front
https://www.facebook.com/meblebik/photos/a.1652289971456986/1653156618036988/?type=3&eid=ARCHEgWXQldJvHGZd5-FXgomOKrZiH0Ygz0BZ6Xdna1sYaTx_Txsb4VuDQY8eUBqxlr60Yura9BUO4OB&__tn__=EHH-R · Facebook page of furniture store BiK · disclosed 2017-09-12
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested furniture-set design lacked novelty and individual character because identical earlier designs had been disclosed online before the filing date.
- ›The holder challenged the reliability and authenticity of the internet evidence and requested suspension because related Polish court proceedings were still pending.
- ›The Division accepted the Facebook disclosure, found it publicly accessible before filing, and treated the prior design image as sufficiently clear for comparison.
- ›Given the broad designer freedom and the strong similarities in structure, layout, proportions, and appearance, the contested design created the same overall impression and lacked individual character.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld, the contested RCD was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberAnna BAKALARZ
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| plPolish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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