Invalidity · first instance · 2024-02-29
000120384
Contested design: 008442222-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested registered Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must 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 008442222-0001. 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
Luis Miguel Aroca Fuentesvia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Llebeig, 13, 03430 Onil/Alicante, España
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Nines Artesanales d'Onil, S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Calle Jaime I, 22, 03430 Onil/Alicante, España
Represented by
Anastasia Pérez Román
Prior art cited (1)
Prior doll design from the holder’s 2020 collection
Instagram post by a distributor and disclosure at Spielwarenmesse 2020 / holder catalog · disclosed 2020-01-29
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on prior disclosure of the same doll before 26 February 2021.
- ›Holder argued its long-standing doll line differed because the contested design introduced larger movable eyes with thick black eyelashes, creating a different overall impression.
- ›The Division found D1 had been disclosed before the filing date and that the designer’s freedom for dolls was broad, so small eye differences carried limited weight.
- ›Because the designs produced no different overall impression on the informed user, the contested design lacked individual character and was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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