Invalidity · first instance · 2023-05-31
000119066
Contested design: 001454391-0001
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 0014543910001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Gabi Jerczyński SP. K.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Piaski 9A, 63645 Łęka Opatowska, Poland
Holder · RCD owner
Henryk Kaczorowski Fabryka Mebli Piaski w spadkuvia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Piaski 1C, 63645 Łęka Opatowska, Poland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
corner sofa
RCD No 0025400050010 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2014-10-01
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character over earlier RCD No 0025400050010, arguing that any color differences were irrelevant for corner sofas.
- ›The holder argued the contested design remained new and individual, pointed to market saturation, and identified differences in backrests, seats, armrests, legs, and fabric pattern.
- ›The Division found the earlier RCD had been validly disclosed, the designer's freedom for corner-sofa features was high, and the market was not saturated enough to make minor differences decisive.
- ›The compared sofas created the same overall impression on the informed user, so the application was upheld and the contested design was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberAlfonso CID GONZALEZ
Decision files
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