Invalidity · first instance · 2023-10-10
000119261
Contested design: 006645693-0002
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld; Registered Community design No 006645693-0002 is declared invalid; 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 006645693-0002. 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
FACA France Recipients Pour Cosmetique S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Ctra.del Mig, 1-13, 08940 Cornellà de Llobregat, España
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
cosmetic jar
RCD No 002341909-0003 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2013-11-20
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier cosmetic-container designs, including prior RCD No 002341909-0003.
- ›The holder disputed admissibility and disclosure, argued the earlier evidence was insufficient, and maintained the contested design created a different overall impression.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the supplementary EUIPO register evidence, found prior RCD No 002341909-0003 properly disclosed, and considered the designer's freedom not particularly limited.
- ›Comparing the protected features, the Division found the contested design produced the same overall impression as the earlier design and declared the RCD invalid in full.
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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