Invalidity · first instance · 2023-12-07
000120874
Contested design: 003491869-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and 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 003491869-0001 est rejetée. 2. La demanderesse supporte les frais du titulaire fixés à 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Neomark s.à.r.l.via PDF extraction
LU
14a, Rue de la Gare, 4924 Hautcharage, Luxembourg
Holder · RCD owner
José Rodrigues da Costavia PDF extraction
Portugal (PT)
Rua José Manuel Carilho 6, Buarcos, 3080-232 Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Prior art cited (1)
dispositif de levage
EP 3 450 381 · European patent application · disclosed 2019-02-06
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that all visible features of the contested lifting device were dictated solely by technical function under Article 8(1), relying mainly on patent application EP 3 450 381.
- ›The holder replied that the applicant had not proved every feature was purely functional, pointing to the colour choices and rounded conical side walls as non-technical design choices.
- ›The Division held that patent drawings alone were insufficient and that the applicant had not shown all visible characteristics, especially colours and wall shape, were exclusively technically dictated.
- ›The invalidity claim under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 8(1) was therefore rejected, with costs awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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