Invalidity · first instance · 2024-09-11
000124016
Contested design: 015007030-0011
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity 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 015007030-0011. 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 leash
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.
- ›The holder argued the contested design was new and individually distinctive, denied bad faith, and pointed to differences in appearance and product characteristics.
- ›The Division treated bad faith and unfair competition as outside this invalidity action and assessed individual character first under Article 6.
- ›It found D1 properly disclosed and concluded the shared handle shape, button, outlet, proportions, and overall appearance outweighed minor differences.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld in full on Article 25(1)(b) with Article 6(1)(b), so the design was invalidated and the holder bore costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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