Invalidity · first instance · 2024-05-23
000121527
Contested design: 005299211-0004
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 005299211-0004 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
Citron Trading LLCvia PDF extraction
AE
Al Shafar Building 1, Jumeirah Street, 2nd floor office 03, Dubai 927423, United Arab Emirates
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Panagiotis Spiliopoulosvia PDF extraction
GR
5 Roumelis str., 18345 Moschato, Greece
Represented by
Ioannis Psarakis
Prior art cited (10)
bag design
RCD No 004505576-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2017-11-16
bag design
Amazon / unidentified website
bag design
Etsy
bag design
bag design
bag design
bag design
Etsy
bag design
Dezeen
bag design
BuzzFeed · disclosed 2016-11-17
bag design
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant claimed the contested bag lacked novelty and individual character over the holder's earlier RCD and several internet-disclosed bag designs.
- ›The holder challenged the probative value and admissibility of the internet evidence and argued the contested design differed in shape, proportions and closure.
- ›The Division excluded newly introduced rejoinder designs, disregarded D1 under the Article 7(2) grace period, and found the remaining web evidence insufficient to prove disclosure.
- ›Because no earlier design was proven disclosed under Article 7 CDR, the Article 25(1)(b) challenge based on Articles 5 and 6 CDR failed and the application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
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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