Invalidity · first instance · 2022-07-29
000117712
Contested design: 008175384-0001
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 008175384-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
De Besloten Vennootschap Atelier 49 Nederland B.V.via PDF extraction
Netherlands (NL)
Wethouder Buitenhuissstraat 1, 7951 SJ Staphorst, Netherlands
Represented by
M.C.J. Freijters
Holder · RCD owner
Babyjem Bbebek Ürünleri Sanayi Ticaret Anonim Sirketivia PDF extraction
Türkiye (TR)
Firuzköy Bulvari, No:114/a-5, Avcilar Istanbul, Turkey
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
LUMA Babycare baby bath shown in BabyCare LUMA Catalogue 2013
code L10104 · BabyCare LUMA Catalogue 2013
LUMA Babycare baby bath
Facebook image post · Facebook · disclosed 2013-08-08
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity of the baby bathtub design for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on its earlier LUMA baby bath disclosed before the 2020 filing date.
- ›The holder was invited to submit observations on the invalidity application but filed no reply.
- ›The Division accepted the catalogue extracts and the Facebook post dated 8 August 2013 as sufficient proof of prior disclosure under Article 7 CDR.
- ›It found the compared baby baths nearly identical overall, with only slightly more visible grooves and extra views in the contested design, which did not alter the overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested RCD was declared invalid for lack of individual character, and costs of EUR 750 were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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