Invalidity · first instance · 2022-03-25
000115668
Contested design: 002618314-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is dismissed, and the applicant is ordered to bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se desestima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad del dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado n.º 002618314-0001. 2. Se condena al solicitante a que sufrague las costas del titular, fijadas en 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Honesto Impex 2009, S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
C/ Industria, 554-Local 6, 08918 Barcelona, España
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Lekue, S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Polígon Industrial de la Llagosta, Calle de Barcelona, 16, 08120 La Llagosta (Barcelona), España
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
Greek Yogurt Maker or Strainer
US D731 861 S · United States patent database · disclosed 2015-06-16
Cottage Cheese Making Appliance
Des. 262,857 · United States patent database · disclosed 1982-02-02
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over two earlier US design patents for cheese or yogurt makers.
- ›The holder argued the contested design remained new and distinctive because multiple visible differences altered the overall appearance.
- ›The Division rejected Annex 1 as insufficient proof of prior disclosure because its patent date post-dated the contested design filing date.
- ›Using Annex 2, the Division found the compared designs shared only basic functional components and created different overall impressions on the informed user.
- ›The invalidity application was dismissed, and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's fixed representation costs of EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
- MemberAlvaro 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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