Invalidity · first instance · 2024-03-27
000120919
Contested design: 009042765-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se desestima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad del modelo comunitario registrado n.º 009042765-0003. 2. Se condena al solicitante a que sufrague las costas del titular, fijadas en 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Evaline Sp. z o.o.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
ul. Zamknieta 10/1.6, 30-554 Krakow, Polonia
Represented by
Clare Cornell
Holder · RCD owner
Sergiy Fatkulayev
Poland (PL)
Ząbkowska 18/58, 03-735 Warszawa Poland
Represented by
Daniel Kurdubski
Prior art cited (2)
car floor mats
RCD No 002555912-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2014-11-10
car floor mat design shown in a YouTube video
https://www.youtube.com · YouTube · disclosed 2020-03-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier designs D1 and D2, arguing the mat shape was largely dictated by the vehicle floor and safety constraints.
- ›The holders replied that the designer retained freedom over the shape and appearance of car mats, and even mats for the same vehicle model can be designed differently.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of D1 and D2, but found the applicant had not proved seriously limited designer freedom or a saturated design corpus for car floor mats.
- ›Comparing the overall impressions, the Division found the contested four-mat set differed clearly from both earlier designs, so the invalidity request failed and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberRebecca Santana Davies
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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