Invalidity · first instance · 2021-06-15
000109963
Contested design: 005834462-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, Registered Community design No 005834462-0003 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 005834462-0003. 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)
Earlier furniture set design described as "C Zestaw NR 10"
https://web.archive.org/web/20171025022627/https://gibmeble.pl/pl · Wayback Machine / gibmeble.pl · disclosed 2017-10-25
Same furniture set image described as "Meblościanka CALABRIA zestaw 10"
www.meblohaus.pl · Wayback Machine / meblohaus.pl · disclosed 2017-10-27
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier internet disclosures of the same furniture set before the filing date.
- ›The holder disputed the reliability and authenticity of the online evidence, criticized Wayback Machine material, and requested suspension pending related Polish court proceedings.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the Wayback Machine and notarial evidence as sufficient disclosure under Article 7(1) and found the earlier design publicly available before filing.
- ›Given the broad designer freedom and near-identical overall impression, the contested design lacked individual character; the application was upheld and costs 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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