Invalidity · first instance · 2022-07-19
000114843
Contested design: 006645339-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the registered Community design No 006645339-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
1. La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità è accolta. 2. Il disegno o modello comunitario registrato n. 006645339-0001 è dichiarato nullo. 3. Il titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese, fissate a 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Creative 7 UK Ltd
United Kingdom (GB)
Miners Road, Llay Industrial Estate, Wrexham Wrexham [Wrecsam GB-WRC] LL12 0PJ United Kingdom
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Luigi Aprile
Italy (IT)
Via Croce Rossa N.147, 80047 San Giuseppe Vesuviano (NA) Italy
Represented by
Francesco Paolo Fumarola
Prior art cited (1)
Cabin Go 5540 carry-on trolley backpack / cabin bag
ASIN B0774YHMXC / MX5540 · amazon.it page corroborated by invoice from Trasformazioni tessili Italia s.r.l. · disclosed 2010-01-12
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on the earlier Cabin Go design disclosed before the filing date, mainly via an Amazon listing and supporting invoice.
- ›Holder disputed the evidence as insufficient for direct comparison, challenged late-filed material, and argued that a crowded trolley-backpack market and functional constraints limited design freedom.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure under Article 7 because the Amazon page and invoice matched by code, name, and material, and found the author’s freedom only partly limited.
- ›The visible features created the same overall impression on the informed user, so the contested design lacked individual character and was declared invalid with costs against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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