Invalidity · first instance · 2024-09-11
000124015
Contested design: 015007030-0010
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested registered Community design is declared invalid, and the holder is ordered to pay 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 015007030-0010. 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 · Boletín de Dibujos y Modelos Comunitarios · 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 primarily on earlier RCD D1 for dog leashes.
- ›The holder argued the contested design was new and had individual character, denied bad faith, and pointed to prior public-domain leash patents and product differences.
- ›The Division held bad faith and unfair competition were outside this invalidity ground, accepted D1 as disclosed, and assessed individual character under Article 6 CDR first.
- ›It found the designs created the same overall impression on the informed user; minor differences in logo, colors, buckle, and waste-bag dispenser did not confer individual character.
- ›The application was upheld in full, the contested RCD was invalidated on the basis of D1, and the holder was ordered to bear costs.
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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