Invalidity · first instance · 2024-09-04
000123997
Contested design: 015007030-0012
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld; Registered Community design No 015007030-0012 is declared invalid; the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. Se declara nulo el dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado n.º 015007030-0012. 3. Se condena al titular a que sufrague las costas del solicitante, que se fijan en 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Flexi-Bogdahn Technik GmbH & Co. KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Carl-Benz-Weg 13, 22941 Bargteheide, Alemania
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Ediesi SLvia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Paseo Ronda, 88 bajo, 03660 Novelda, España
Prior art cited (1)
animal leashes
RCD No 01987181-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2013-06-03
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, and also alleged bad faith, relying chiefly on earlier RCD D1 for animal leashes.
- ›The holder argued the contested design was new and individually distinctive, denied bad faith, and pointed to differences in prior designs and product mechanics.
- ›The Division treated bad faith as outside its competence, accepted D1 as properly disclosed, and found the shared handle shape, button, outlet, proportions, and overall appearance decisive.
- ›The contested design created the same overall impression as D1, lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b), and was therefore declared invalid in full with costs against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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