Invalidity · first instance · 2022-02-09
000115907
Contested design: 006792180-0003
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of Registered Community design No 006792180-0003 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmusters Nr. 006792180-0003 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Huhtamäki Oyjvia PDF extraction
Finland (FI)
Revontulenkuja 1, 02100 Espoo, Finland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Seda International Packaging Group SpAvia PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Corso Salvatore D'Amato 73, 80022 Arzano Napoli, Italien
Represented by
Prior art cited (7)
cup lid shown in Figs. 35-39
EP 2 674 370 A1 · European patent publication · disclosed 2013-12-18
cup lid shown in Figs. 45-49
EP 2 674 370 A1 · European patent publication · disclosed 2013-12-18
lid for a container
CN 105857894 B · Chinese patent publication · disclosed 2017-12-05
paperboard cup lid
WO 2016/069755 A1 · WIPO patent publication · disclosed 2016-05-06
container lid shown in Figs. 8a-8d
DE 10 2014 219 272 A1 · German patent publication · disclosed 2016-03-24
container lid shown in Figs. 12a-12d
DE 10 2014 219 272 A1 · German patent publication · disclosed 2016-03-24
paper-based container lid
WO 2014/031880 A1 · WIPO patent publication · disclosed 2014-02-27
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested drink-lid design was inconsistently represented, relied on technically driven features, and lacked novelty and individual character over D1-D7.
- ›The holder replied that the views showed the same product in different states, that the opening and rim involved aesthetic choices, and that the earlier lids differed overall.
- ›The Division found the representation clear enough under Article 3(a), accepted the cited disclosures, and concluded that none of the earlier lids was identical or created the same overall impression as the contested design.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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