Invalidity · first instance · 2022-01-28
000115163
Contested design: 008053607-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0080536070003 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Serena S.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Buzzi, 14, 20017 Rho, Italy
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
U-Earth Biotech Ltd
United Kingdom (GB)
38 Craven Street, London WC2N 5NG, United Kingdom
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
printout from the holder's website depicting the 'U-Mask Model Two Refill'
https://it.u-maskstore.eu/ · holder website
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested design was a refill forming part of a complex product, was not visible in normal use, and had been pre-disclosed on the holder's website before filing.
- ›The holder challenged Annex 2 as unreliable and untranslated, denied any proven pre-filing disclosure, and argued the refill remained visible and was not excluded from protection.
- ›The Division found the refill was a component of a complex product but remained at least partly visible during normal use, so Article 4(2) CDR did not bar protection.
- ›The Division held Annex 2 did not prove disclosure before 28/07/2020, so the alleged prior design could not defeat novelty or individual character and the application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| 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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