Invalidity · first instance · 2021-09-20
000112023
Contested design: 007661178-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 0076611780003 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Nat design s.r.o.via PDF extraction
SK
Slovenskej jednoty 81/1, 04001 Košice, Slovakia
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Sonnenberg Manufaktur AGvia PDF extraction
Switzerland (CH)
Hinterbergstrasse 56, 6312 Steinhausen, Switzerland
Represented by
David Karabec
Prior art cited (2)
'Saffron' bed 'Authentica'
Czech leaflet dated in 2012
'Saffron' bed 'Sophia'
Czech leaflet · disclosed 2013-07-01
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested bed design reproduced the overall impression of its earlier Saffron beds, especially the striped upholstery, proportions, and bed composition.
- ›The holder denied copying, argued that colours, stripe arrangement, and other details differentiated the designs, and maintained that the contested design was new and individual.
- ›The Invalidity Division found the applicant had proved prior disclosure of the Authentica and Sophia beds before the filing date through dated leaflets and supporting evidence.
- ›Comparing the contested design mainly with the Authentica bed, the Division held that the similarities in shape, composition, and striped pattern outweighed the colour and minor detail differences.
- ›The application succeeded under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 6(1)(b) CDR, so the contested design was declared invalid and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
Decision files
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| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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