Invalidity · first instance · 2023-01-27
000117958
Contested design: 008770184-0002
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity 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 0087701840002 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
Jakub Pellervia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
ul. Bohaterów Warszawy 47, 02495 Warszawa, Poland
Represented by
Rafał Horończyk
Holder · RCD owner
Mollylac Michał Szewczykvia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
ul. Piotrkowska 270, 90361 Łódź, Poland
Represented by
Maria Przybylska-Karczemska
Prior art cited (1)
"Big Cosmetic Trunk Hz038 Black or Silver" offered for sale on Allegro.pl
https://archiwum.allegro.pl; product ID 8330759964 · archiwum.allegro.pl / Allegro.pl · disclosed 2020-10-20
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested beauty or manicure case lacked novelty and individual character because an almost identical trunk had already been offered on Allegro.pl before the filing date.
- ›The holder replied that the online evidence did not sufficiently prove disclosure to specialised EU circles and that several visible differences, especially in the trims, handle, buckle and interior drawers, created a different overall impression.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the Allegro archive printout as a sufficient internet disclosure under Article 7(1) CDR and compared the black prior trunk with the contested design from the perspective of a highly attentive informed user.
- ›It found the designs differed in their shape, reinforcements, handles, covering details and especially the internal arrangement, so the contested design retained individual character and the invalidity application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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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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