Invalidity · first instance · 2022-02-03
000116712
Contested design: 003934124-0003
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld; Registered Community design No 003934124-0003 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 003934124-0003. 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 S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Avda. Lagartijo, 22 Local 3, 14005 Córdoba, España
Represented by
Onofre Indalecio Sáez Menchón
Prior art cited (1)
menstrual cup marketed as 'Luna Copa menstrual'
ASIN B01LOLNM7Q · Amazon.com · disclosed 2016-09-06
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity because the contested menstrual cup design allegedly lacked novelty and individual character after prior marketing on Amazon before the priority date.
- ›The holder was invited to respond but filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon.com listing with ASIN B01LOLNM7Q and availability from 2016-09-06 as sufficient prior internet disclosure under Article 7.
- ›It found the prior product and contested design differed only in insignificant details, so the contested design lacked novelty under Article 5(1)(b).
- ›The invalidity application was upheld, the RCD was declared invalid in full, and the holder had to pay EUR 350 in costs.
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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