Invalidity · first instance · 2021-06-15
000109902
Contested design: 005834462-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested Registered Community Design No 005834462-0002 is declared invalid, and the holder must pay 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 005834462-0002. 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 (2)
Calabrini I furniture set shown on Amazon Germany
www.amazon.de/dp/B075WWYKQY?ref=myi_title_dp&th=1 · Amazon.de · disclosed 2017-02-18
Calabrini furniture set shown in an Allegro auction listing
www.allegro.pl · allegro.pl · disclosed 2017-10-30
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested furniture-set design lacked novelty and individual character because the Calabrini set had already been publicly disclosed online before the filing date.
- ›The holder challenged the reliability of the applicant’s internet evidence, especially editable webpage dates, small screenshots, and the probative value of Wayback Machine materials, and requested a stay because of related Polish court proceedings.
- ›The Division refused the stay, accepted the Amazon.de and Allegro online materials as sufficiently reliable proof of prior disclosure under Article 7, and found broad designer freedom for furniture sets.
- ›It held that the shared structure, layout, proportions and appearance dominated the informed user’s overall impression, while the side-cabinet glazing difference was minor, so the contested RCD lacked individual character and was invalidated.
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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