Invalidity · first instance · 2024-05-10
000121615
Contested design: 004506186-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application 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 004506186-0002 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
Gameservice s.c. (Artur Luśnia and Robert Zajdel)via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
ul. Tysiąclecia 18, 38400 Krosno, Poland
Holder · RCD owner
nano Vo Sp. z o.o.
Poland (PL)
ul.Jasna 28, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland
Represented by
Prior art cited (5)
gaming machine
BF Games catalogue
device shown as 'Easy Info Point'
Entertainment Arena Expo leaflet
stand terminal device
Betix Terminals catalogue
betting terminal
Your guide to Casino & Gaming catalogue
betting terminal
Your guide to Casino & Gaming catalogue
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant alleged the contested betting terminal lacked novelty and individual character, relying on several earlier gaming and betting terminal designs.
- ›Holder argued D1 to D3 were not proven disclosed or otherwise could not support invalidity, and D4 to D5 created different overall impressions.
- ›The Division treated a later-filed prior design as inadmissible, accepted disclosure only for D4 and D5, and found the designer's freedom was not severely limited.
- ›Because the contested design produced a different overall impression and was not identical to the invoked prior designs, the application was rejected with costs against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
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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