Invalidity · first instance · 2022-10-04
000118058
Contested design: 008818637-0004
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0088186370004 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Liviu Chertesvia PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
Sat Feleacu (Com. Feleacu), Cluj-Napoca, Jud. Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Label Print SRLvia PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
B-dul Banu Manta, Nr.21, Bl.35, Sc.B, Et.5, Ap.70, Sector 1, Bucuresti, Romania
Represented by
Elena Grecu
Prior art cited (1)
set of seven post-it type labels
RCD No 0063496270001
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(b) and (d) CDR, relying on its earlier RCD for a set of weekday labels and arguing the contested Thursday tag lacked novelty and individual character.
- ›The holder argued Article 25(1)(d) was unavailable because the earlier design had been published before the contested filing date, and that the prior design could not be dissected to isolate features matching the contested tag.
- ›The Division accepted the applicant's late reasoning into the record, but found Article 25(1)(d) inapplicable and held the contested tag had visible differences in format, colours, layout, fonts, and overall impression from the earlier RCD.
- ›The application was rejected because the evidence did not establish invalidity under Articles 25(1)(b) or 25(1)(d), and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's fixed representation costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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