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 Ltdvia PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
Miners Road, Llay Industrial Estate, Wrexham Wrexham [Wrecsam GB-WRC] LL12 0PJ United Kingdom
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Luigi Aprilevia PDF extraction
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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