Invalidity · first instance · 2022-04-27
000114302
Contested design: 003297670-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 003297670-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Concept2, Inc.via PDF extraction
United States (US)
105 Industrial Park Drive, Morrisville, Vermont 05661, United States of America
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Fitness Authority Industrial Co., Ltd.
Taiwan (TW)
Nº. 14, Alley 131, Hsin Jen 6th St., Dali Dist.,Taichung City, Taiwan
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Concept2 Model D indoor rowing machine, grey variant
http://www.concept2.com (Internet Archive) · Internet Archive / concept2.com · disclosed 2012-08-19
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested rowing-machine design reproduced the overall appearance of its earlier Model D and therefore lacked novelty and individual character.
- ›The holder replied that the applicant had focused on only some views and that multiple differences in the frame, wheel housing, legs, and supports created a distinct appearance.
- ›The Division accepted prior disclosure of the applicant's Model D, found the informed user familiar with rowing machines, and held that the designer retained sufficient freedom in this sector.
- ›It concluded that the shared overall shape, layout, wheel position, monitor placement, and other common features outweighed the differences, so the contested design lacked individual character.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
Decision files
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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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