Invalidity · first instance · 2022-11-10
000118218
Contested design: 005808813-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 350.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. 2. Se declara nulo el dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado n.º 005808813-0002. 3. Se condena al titular a que sufrague las costas del solicitante, que se fijan en 350 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €350
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Susana Josefina Pérez Gonzálezvia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
calle 25 de Julio 52A 1, 5703 Santiago de Compostela, España
Holder · RCD owner
Shipping King S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Calle Los Omeyas 5 Local, 14005 Córdoba, España
Represented by
Onofre Indalecio Sáez Menchón
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon.com listing for ECOAMOR menstrual cups
Amazon ASIN B07HKL9GH1 · Amazon.com · disclosed 2018-09-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier Amazon listings showing the same menstrual cup before the filing date.
- ›The holder was invited to respond but filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon.com extract for ASIN B07HKL9GH1 as sufficient web disclosure from 21 September 2018 under Article 7(1) CDR.
- ›It found the compared designs created the same overall impression, with color differences carrying little weight given the designer's freedom.
- ›The application was upheld in full, the contested design was invalidated, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
- MemberÁlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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