Invalidity · first instance · 2021-11-05
000115207
Contested design: 007873815-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application against RCD No 007873815-0002 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
1. La demande en nullité à l’encontre du dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 007873815-0002 est rejetée. 2. Le demandeur supporte les frais de la titulaire, fixés à 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Abdelbast Boukhilivia PDF extraction
France (FR)
68 Rue de la République, 17138 Saint Xandré, France
Holder · RCD owner
Elwedys Société par actions simplifiéevia PDF extraction
France (FR)
20 Route de la Pelle, 17137 Marsilly, France
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
Dispositif d’assistance aux manœuvres d’au moins un tuyau
FR1 907 526 · INPI France · disclosed 2021-01-08
PCT patent publication for a device assisting manoeuvres of at least one pipe
WO 2021/004883 · WIPO · disclosed 2021-01-14
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant claimed the contested design copied drawings from his French patent and invoked Articles 25(1)(e) and 25(1)(b) CDR.
- ›The holder replied that a patent is not a distinctive sign and that the cited French patent was published only after the contested design's filing date.
- ›The Division held Article 25(1)(e) was manifestly unfounded because the earlier right relied on was a patent, not a distinctive sign.
- ›For novelty, the Division found the French patent disclosure date was 8 January 2021, after 5 May 2020, so no prior public disclosure under Article 7 was proven.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's costs of EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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