Invalidity · first instance · 2024-05-15
000122441
Contested design: 008795009-0005
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holders' costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 008795009-0005 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holders’ costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Activeshop Sp. z o.o.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Graniczna 8B DC2A, 54-610 Wrocław, Poland
Represented by
Agnieszka Byra
Holder · RCD owner
Piotr Malinowski
Poland (PL)
ul. Piotrkowska 270, 90-361 Łódź, Poland
Represented by
Maria Przybylska-Karczemska
Prior art cited (2)
'abrasive cutter' for nail milling machines
https://archiwum.allegro.pl · Allegro online archive · disclosed 2019-11-18
design referenced via Allegro archive hyperlink
https://archiwum.allegro.pl · Allegro online archive · disclosed 2019-12-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on two earlier designs allegedly disclosed on the Allegro archive website.
- ›The holders argued the earlier designs did not defeat novelty or individual character and that the contested design created a different overall impression within a limited design freedom.
- ›The Division found the applicant had not provided solid evidence of disclosure because the website extract lacked a relevant disclosure date and bare hyperlinks were insufficient proof.
- ›Because disclosure under Article 7 CDR was not proven, the earlier designs could not be considered and the invalidity application was rejected as unfounded.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberChiara BORACE
- 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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