Invalidity · first instance · 2023-05-19
000120380
Contested design: 009067234-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 009067234-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Bartosz Fertvia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
M. Kopernika 4a/16b, 61880 Poznań, Poland
Holder · RCD owner
Martomvia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Piaskowa 10, 66-008 Świdnica, Poland
Represented by
Anna Giercarz
Prior art cited (1)
Father Christmas' hat
ASIN B08 MFL 69NG · amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2021-09-09
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier designs disclosed before the filing date.
- ›The applicant relied, among other things, on Amazon printouts showing a Father Christmas' hat offered under ASIN B08 MFL 69NG from 09/09/2021.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon disclosure, found only immaterial differences, and held the contested design lacked novelty under Article 5(1)(b) CDR.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
Decision files
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