Invalidity · first instance · 2024-03-27
000120920
Contested design: 009042765-0004
Outcome
The invalidity application is dismissed, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
Se desestima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad del modelo comunitario registrado n.º 009042765-0004. 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 shown in YouTube screenshots
https://www.youtube.com · YouTube · disclosed 2020-03-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on D1 and D2, arguing the mat shape was constrained by vehicle geometry and safety requirements.
- ›Holders disputed any severe constraint on designer freedom, relied on examples of differently shaped mats for the same vehicle models, and argued the contested design created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of D1 and D2 but found the applicant had not proved that the shape was dictated by technical function or that designer freedom was seriously limited.
- ›Comparing the contested design with D1 and D2, the Division found clear differences in shape, number of mats, cut-outs, and visible features, so the design retained individual character and novelty.
Deciding panel
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRebecca Santana Davies
Decision files
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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