Invalidity · first instance · 2023-10-25
000122215
Contested design: 002421149-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested registered Community design is declared invalid, and the holder is ordered to pay 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 002421149-0002. 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
B.C.V. - Produtos de Manutenção Industrial e Serviços, LDA.via PDF extraction
Portugal (PT)
Rua Roberto Ivens Nº. 1 L8/9, 2910-719 Setúbal, Portugal
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Sol i Vent Paisatjes, S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Ronda Auguste y Louis Lumiere nº 31, 46980 Paterna, España
Prior art cited (1)
ArborSystems coupling needle design shown in a video for an injection syringe used with an injection gun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz-uPgybbK4 · YouTube · disclosed 2011-02-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, relying on earlier ArborSystems YouTube videos showing the same coupling needle design.
- ›The holder filed no arguments or evidence in response despite being given an opportunity to do so.
- ›The Division found the YouTube video publicly accessible before the filing date, so the earlier design was disclosed under Article 7(1).
- ›The compared designs differed only in insignificant details, so the contested design lacked novelty and was declared invalid in full.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
- MemberEnrico D‘ERRICO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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