Invalidity · first instance · 2023-10-03
000119259
Contested design: 002341909-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. 2. Se declara nulo el dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado n.º 002341909-0003. 3. Se condena al titular a que sufrague las costas del solicitante, que se fijan en 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Laboratoires Filorga Cosmetiques société par actions simplifiée à associé uniquevia PDF extraction
France (FR)
2-4 rue de Lisbonne, 75008 Paris, Francia
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Plásticos Faca, S.A.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Ctra. del Mig, 1-13, 08940 Cornellà de Llobregat (Barcelona), España
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
ISO-AGE cosmetic jar shown in applicant brochure and press coverage
France Soir, 26/01/2010 · France Soir · disclosed 2010-01-26
Cosmetic cream jar shown in Santé magazine extract
Santé magazine, agosto 2013 · Santé magazine
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested cosmetic jar lacked novelty and individual character because the same main features were already disclosed in earlier brochure and magazine publications.
- ›The holder disputed admissibility and disclosure, challenged the quality, source, date, EU accessibility, and grace-period relevance of the prior art, and maintained that the contested design had distinctive visual features.
- ›The Invalidity Division found the prior disclosures sufficiently proven and accessible, rejected the grace-period objection for lack of proof, and considered the designer's freedom not particularly limited.
- ›Comparing the registered design with the earlier jar disclosures, the Division held that the differences, including colour and omitted verbal elements or lid features, did not change the overall impression, so the design lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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