Invalidity · first instance · 2023-02-09
000117572
Contested design: 008667356-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 008667356-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
GGD Grupa Gold Door Piotr Gołaś Produkcja Outsourcing Rozwój Technologiavia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
ul. Jurowiecka 17/U2, 15-101, Białystok, Poland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Mateusz Kołodziej
Poland (PL)
Jęczmienna 8, 63-510 Mikstat, Poland
Prior art cited (1)
YouTube screenshot showing fluted panels formed by squared timbers
https://www.youtube.com · YouTube · disclosed 2020-06-11
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicants argued that the contested squared timber lacked novelty and individual character because similar wall-panel timbers had been publicly disclosed online and used in trade before the filing date.
- ›The holder contended that the design was new and had individual character, claimed development since 2019 and online sales in 2020, and said the application was dishonest and unfounded.
- ›The Division treated the holder's dishonesty allegations as irrelevant, accepted the YouTube disclosure dated 11/06/2020 as prior art under Article 7(1), and found no rebuttal from the holder.
- ›Given broad design freedom, the Division found the prior timber and contested design created the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld and the contested design was declared invalid for lack of individual character under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Articles 4(1) and 6(1)(b) CDR.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENÉ
Decision files
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