Invalidity · first instance · 2023-12-19
000119103
Contested design: 006658688-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application against RCD No 006658688-0001 is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's fixed costs of EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 006658688-0001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbBvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Siebertstrasse 4, 81675 München, Germany
Holder · RCD owner
Dyson Technology Limitedvia PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
Tetbury Hill, Malmesbury Wiltshire SN16 0RP, United Kingdom
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
crevice nozzle for a vacuum cleaner
CN 305104128 S (application No 201830215493.X) · China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) · disclosed 2019-04-09
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that Chinese design CN 305104128 S destroyed novelty and individual character and that view 1.7 showed a second design, so the registration failed Article 3(a).
- ›The holder replied that view 1.7 was a sectional view and that the transparent suction pipe, opaque collar and visible inner tubes gave the contested design a different overall impression.
- ›The Division found the registered views consistently depicted one crevice nozzle and accepted disclosure of the Chinese design, but held that material contrast, collar proportions and inner tubes were noticeable differences.
- ›The application was rejected because the contested design had individual character and was not identical to the prior design; the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
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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