Invalidity · first instance · 2022-02-02
000116647
Contested design: 007689328-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested registered Community design No 007689328-0002 is declared invalid, and the holder is ordered to pay the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 350.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. 2. Se declara nulo el dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado n.º 007689328-0002. 3. Se condena al titular a que sufrague las costas del solicitante, que se fijan en 350 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €350
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Susana Josefina Pérez Gonzálezvia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
calle 25 de Julio 52 A, 1, 5703 Santiago de Compostela, España
Holder · RCD owner
Shipping King SLvia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
calle Los Omeyas 5 Local, 14005 Córdoba, España
Represented by
Onofre Indalecio Sáez Menchón
Prior art cited (1)
SO CUP esterilizador plegable para copa menstrual 3 en 1
ASIN B079J5NJ5W · Amazon.es · disclosed 2018-08-02
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested design lacked novelty and individual character because identical foldable silicone menstrual-cup sterilizers with lids had been sold on Amazon before filing.
- ›The holder was invited to respond to the invalidity application but filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted Amazon.es document No 4 as sufficient proof of online disclosure from 2 August 2018 and found the designer had at least average freedom.
- ›Similarities in the foldable cylindrical cup, lid, rim, and tab outweighed differences in logos and colours, so the contested design produced the same overall impression and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
- MemberÁlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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