Invalidity · first instance · 2023-06-07
000118677
Contested design: 002702936-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application against Registered Community design No 002702936-0002 is rejected; the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
1. La demande en nullité à l’encontre du dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 002702936-0002 est rejetée. 2. La demanderesse supporte les frais de la titulaire, fixés à 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Lulu Joanna Krzysztańvia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Ul. Łąkowa 8, 34220 Maków Podhalański, Pologne
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Vipa BVBAvia PDF extraction
Belgium (BE)
Klein-Harelbekestraat 26, 8530 Hulste, Belgique
Represented by
Prior art cited (4)
Saartje Prum children's bed with an arched backrest and heart-shaped cut-out
https://www.saartjeprum.nl/bedbank-wolk.html · saartjeprum.nl · disclosed 2022-04-27
Screenshot of a 2012 Facebook post showing Saartje Prum's children's bed
Facebook post of Saartje Prum · Facebook
Blog screenshot showing Saartje Prum's children's bed
http://www.thebooandtheboy.com/2013/09/girls-rooms.html?m=1 · thebooandtheboy.com
Screenshots showing Saartje Prum's bed offered without a drawer
https://www.saartjeprum.nl · saartjeprum.nl
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Articles 25(1)(b), 5 and 6 CDR, relying on prior Saartje Prum bed disclosures from Facebook, a blog and website screenshots.
- ›The holder argued the compared children’s beds create a different overall impression because of the contested design’s feet, lighter structure, different side panels and straight front board.
- ›The Division found disclosure of the Saartje Prum bed proven and assessed the prior design without the drawer, but held that the structural differences outweighed the shared arched back and heart motif.
- ›The contested design remained new and had individual character, so the invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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