Invalidity · first instance · 2022-10-06
000117130
Contested design: 008705297-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 350.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld 2. Registered Community design No 008705297-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 350.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €350
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
iDistribution Srlvia PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via delle industrie 8, 03100 Frosinone, Italy
Holder · RCD owner
Simone Huang
Italy (IT)
Via aiaccia 28, Poggio a caiano, Toscana 17ALY, Italy
Represented by
Ákos Süle
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon listing for a 'Custodia Protettivo per IQOS 3.0 DUO' protective case for electronic cigarettes
ASIN B07Z3LWHMM · Amazon.it · disclosed 2019-10-13
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on an earlier Amazon-disclosed IQOS case available before the filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as proof of public disclosure from 13/10/2019 and found the earlier and contested cases produced the same overall impression.
- ›The contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b) CDR, so the application was upheld and the design declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
Decision files
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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