Invalidity · first instance · 2024-08-27
000117382
Contested design: 008044010-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered Community Design No 008044010-0001 is declared invalid; the holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
1. La demande en nullité en nullité est accueillie. 2. Le dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 008044010-0001 est déclaré nul. 3. La titulaire supporte les frais de la titulaire, fixés à 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Vaisala France SASvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
43 rue de Liège, 75008 Paris, France
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
B.R.C Société par actions simplifiée à associé uniquevia PDF extraction
France (FR)
route de Sainte-Poix, 35370 Le Pertre, France
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Earlier WINDCUBE / Windcube V2 watertight container design
WindEurope trade fair in Hamburg and applicant brochures/installations · disclosed 2018-09-25
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested container lacked novelty and individual character over its earlier WINDCUBE design and was also dictated solely by technical function.
- ›The holder denied prior disclosure and argued the contested design had its own ornamental features, so it was new, had individual character, and was not purely functional.
- ›Following remittal, the Division treated prior disclosure of the WINDCUBE design as settled, found the designer's freedom at least average, and held the two designs created the same overall impression.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld for lack of individual character and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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