Invalidity · first instance · 2024-06-18
000122442
Contested design: 008104822-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected and the applicant must pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 008104822-0002 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
MET-GAL Sp. z o.o.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
ul.Galicyjska 9, 32-040 Rzeszotary, Poland
Represented by
Marek Mikosza
Holder · RCD owner
Czechpol Servis s.r.o.via PDF extraction
Czechia (CZ)
Sokolovská 2112/74c, 32300 Plzeň, Czech Republic
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
hanger or coat hook designs shown in the applicant's 2018 catalogue and corroborated by 2018 sales invoices
WM 041 / Wieszak WM 41 G2, G5, G6 and G8 · applicant's catalogue and sales invoices · disclosed 2018-10-01
products shown in extracts from the applicant's website
Wieszak WM 041 P2 and G6 · applicant website extracts
undated picture of designs with corresponding references submitted in observations
Wieszak WM 041 P2, G2, G5, G6 and G8 · undated picture submitted by applicant
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant claimed the contested coat hook lacked novelty and individual character over earlier WM 041 hanger designs allegedly marketed in the EU since 2018.
- ›Holder disputed disclosure and argued the contested design differed through screw holes, sharper edges, a flat central pin and other visible design elements.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure only for catalogue and invoice-backed WM 041 variants, but found website and undated image evidence insufficient to prove public availability.
- ›Comparing the disclosed prior designs with the contested design, the Division found noticeable differences that produced a different overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected in full and costs were awarded 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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