Invalidity · first instance · 2022-07-19
000115522
Contested design: 002340224-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application against RCD No 002340224-0001 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
1. La demande en nullité à l’encontre du dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 002340224-0001 est rejetée. 2. La demanderesse supporte les frais de la titulaire, fixés à 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Delta-Sport Handelskontor GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Wragekamp 6, 22397 Hamburg, Allemagne
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Decathlon SEvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
Service Juridique PI 4, boulevard de Mons, 59650 Villeneuve d'Ascq France
Prior art cited (1)
full-face diving mask with snorkel
FR 2 720 050 - A1 · French patent publication · disclosed 1994-05-17
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested full-face diving mask was dictated solely by technical function and lacked individual character over French patent FR 2 720 050 - A1.
- ›The holder said aesthetic choices and design investment shaped the mask, submitted witness statements and market evidence, and maintained that the mask differed overall from the French patent.
- ›The Division found the applicant had not shown that all essential features were exclusively technically dictated, and accepted that several visible features reflected creator freedom and appearance choices.
- ›The earlier French patent was treated as disclosed, but the contested design created a different overall impression, so the invalidity application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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