Invalidity · first instance · 2022-11-09
000118157
Contested design: 008739320-0001
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 0087393200001 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
Coppa Cocktails B.V.via PDF extraction
Netherlands (NL)
Joop Geesinkweg 901, 1114 AB Amsterdam, Netherlands
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Qing Wang
China (CN)
No. 4, Hubei Road, Lv er Village, Lvtan Town, Wuyi County, Zhejiang Province 321200, China
Represented by
Manuel de Arpe Tejero
Prior art cited (2)
bottle
RCD No 0017360000001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2010-07-29
bottle
RCD No 0017360000002 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2010-07-29
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(d) and Article 6, relying on its earlier RCDs for bottles and arguing the contested shaker created the same overall impression.
- ›The holder did not submit observations despite being invited to respond to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division held Article 25(1)(d) was not satisfied because the earlier registered designs had been published before, not after, the contested design's filing date.
- ›The Division nevertheless assessed individual character under Article 25(1)(b) and Article 6, found the prior designs disclosed, but concluded visible differences in shape, cap details and finish created a different overall impression.
- ›The application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's representation costs fixed at EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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