Invalidity · first instance · 2024-09-11
000124036
Contested design: 015007030-0009
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, the registered Community design No 015007030-0009 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 015007030-0009. 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 in particular on earlier RCD D1 for animal leashes.
- ›The holder argued the contested design was new and had individual character, denied bad faith, and pointed to differences in prior designs and product features.
- ›The Division held bad faith and unfair competition were outside the scope of these invalidity proceedings and assessed the case on individual character under Article 6 CDR.
- ›It found D1 validly disclosed and concluded that the contested design created the same overall impression as D1, so the invalidity application was upheld in full.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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