Invalidity · first instance · 2022-11-22
000118637
Contested design: 002856534-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested registered Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
1. La demande en nullité est accueillie. 2. Le dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 002856534-0001 est déclaré nul. 3. La titulaire supporte les frais, fixés à 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Intellectual Property MTÜvia PDF extraction
EE
Tartu mnt 67/1-13b, 10115 Tallinn Estonia
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
SAS Lebon et Vernayvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
137, rue de la Manche, 38430 Saint Jean de Moirans, France
Prior art cited (1)
Wayback Machine capture showing the 'ELVE' logo with 'LES FAÇONNÉS PAPIER'
https://web.archive.org/web/20000511102059/http://www.elve.com/ · Wayback Machine · disclosed 2000-05-11
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, arguing the same logo had been publicly disclosed since May 2000 and any blue-shade difference was insignificant.
- ›The holder was invited to file observations but did not respond.
- ›The Division accepted the dated Wayback Machine extract as proof of disclosure under Article 7 CDR.
- ›It found the compared logos identical apart from an immaterial variation in the blue tone, so the contested design lacked novelty under Article 5 CDR.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld in full, the contested design was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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