Invalidity · first instance · 2023-05-15
000118901
Contested design: 008860266-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 008860266-0002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
MB “Vizuali reklama”via PDF extraction
LT
Taikos St. 54-8, 05236 Vilnius, Lithuania
Holder · RCD owner
UAB Orbio world
LT
K. Donelaičio g. 60, 44248, Kaunas, Lithuania
Prior art cited (1)
Detox Foot Pads
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Patches-Detoxifying-Wormwood-Relieve-Circulation/dp/B085ZYNLFC; ASIN B085ZYNLFC · Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2020-04-13
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier patch designs disclosed online before the filing date.
- ›The holder argued the Amazon material did not reliably prove prior disclosure because marketplace listings can be altered and no earlier sales history was shown.
- ›The Division admitted the supplementary Amazon printout, found the listing credibly showed public availability since 13/04/2020, and treated internet disclosure as proven under Article 7 CDR.
- ›Comparing the designs, the Division held minor differences in corner roundness, surface pattern, and green shade did not change the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid for lack of individual character, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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| 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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