Invalidity · first instance · 2021-06-29
000110883
Contested design: 002081471-0005
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
La demande en nullité du dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré no 002081471-0005 est rejetée. Le demandeur supporte les frais exposés par le titulaire, fixés à 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
AJ Home SARLvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
555 rue Saint Pierre, 13012 Marseille, France
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Generale Orange Voor Plastiek Internationaal NVvia PDF extraction
Belgium (BE)
Industriezone E3, Karrewegstraat 150-152-154, 9800 Deinze, Belgique
Represented by
Prior art cited (4)
video showing assembly of the fence kit and the product corresponding to the contested design
https://youtu.be/ebcpu-OpmPU · YouTube
similar kits on the market allegedly having the same shape and dimensions
European patent application concerning a fence kit incorporating the contested product
EP 2 924 193 A1 · disclosed 2015-09-30
earlier registered Community design cited against individual character
RCD No 001148464-0001 · DesignView / Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2009-08-14
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested RCD was not a design, was dictated by technical function and interconnection constraints, and lacked individual character over earlier disclosures including RCD No 001148464-0001.
- ›The holder disputed admissibility objections, argued that the product indication and views were sufficient, denied that the appearance was purely functional, and maintained that the earlier design created a different overall impression.
- ›The Invalidity Division held that the product indication did not invalidate the registration, the applicant had not proved that all visible features were exclusively dictated by technical or interconnection requirements, and the evidence established disclosure of the earlier RCD.
- ›Comparing the designs, the Division found material visual differences, especially internal elements and grooves in the contested design, so the contested RCD had individual character and novelty and the application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
Decision files
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| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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