Invalidity · first instance · 2023-08-14
000121278
Contested design: 015004145-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 0150041450002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Nextlevel d.o.o.via PDF extraction
SI
Usnjarska cesta 18, 1275 Šmartno pri Litiji, Slovenia
Holder · RCD owner
HS Plus, trgovina in storitve d.o.o.via PDF extraction
SI
Gmajna 10, 1236 Trzin, Slovenia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Knot Necklace
https://www.etsy.com listing No 1332878125 · Etsy · disclosed 2022-10-25
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested necklace design lacked novelty and individual character over earlier necklaces disclosed online before the filing date.
- ›It relied in particular on an Etsy listing for a Knot Necklace dated 25/10/2022 and also referred to similar listings on Amazon.
- ›Holder filed no observations, so the invalidity application was undefended.
- ›The Division accepted the Etsy printout as sufficient internet disclosure and found the prior and contested designs identical in all visible features.
- ›The application was upheld on Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Articles 4(1) and 5 CDR, so Article 6 and other evidence were not examined.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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