Invalidity · first instance · 2024-03-04
000121480
Contested design: 015009672-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested registered Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
1. La demande en nullité est accueillie. 2. Le dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 015009672-0001 est déclaré nul. 3. Le titulaire supporte les frais, fixés à 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Monegasque de Distribution S.A.M.via PDF extraction
MC
1, rue Du Gabian - Le Thalès Bloc A, 98000 Monaco, Monaco
Holder · RCD owner
Gregory Youhnovskivia PDF extraction
France (FR)
122 rue du Commandant Rolland - Le Chambord 2 -, 13008 Marseille, France
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
Gifi online catalogue page for Kit Colis Express 8 Sachets
https://www.icatalogue.fr/i/gifi/kit-colis-express-8-sachets-376857 · icatalogue.fr / Gifi online catalogue · disclosed 2021-05-11
Gifi Facebook page with dated comment
Facebook / Gifi · disclosed 2021-05-12
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested packaging design lacked novelty because the same Gifi Kit Colis Express design had been publicly marketed online more than 12 months before 25 January 2023.
- ›The holder disputed disclosure, saying the screenshots were insufficiently dated and unclear for reliable comparison, and also maintained the contested design had individual character.
- ›The Division found the online catalogue page and Facebook material clearly identified the prior design and showed disclosures in May 2021, outside any grace period.
- ›Comparing D1, D2, and the contested design, the Division found no observable differences and concluded the contested design was not new under Article 5(1)(b).
- ›The invalidity application was upheld in full, the contested design was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
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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