Invalidity · first instance · 2024-09-20
000120342
Contested design: 002237495-0007
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
1. La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità del disegno o modello comunitario registrato n. 002237495-0007 è respinta. 2. Il richiedente sopporta l’onere delle spese del titolare, fissate a 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
DewertOkin GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Weststr. 1, 32278 Kirchlengern, Germania
Holder · RCD owner
Motion S.p.A.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Biondini, 27, 47121 Forlì (FC) Italia
Prior art cited (3)
Screenshots from furniplusdesign.com showing the movement device
furniplusdesign.com · furniplusdesign.com
Three screenshots from the holder's Facebook profile showing armchairs and sofas
Facebook profile of the holder · Facebook
Assembly instructions for a cover kit applicable to a movement device sold by the holder
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(b), arguing the registered design is a hidden component of a complex product and that all of its features are dictated solely by technical function.
- ›The holder defended validity; the decision records that the applicant's evidence did not prove invisibility during normal use or that every essential feature was solely functional.
- ›The Division held the movement device is a component of a complex product, but its articulated telescopic arms remain visible from side and front views, especially when the footrest is extended.
- ›The Division also found some features may serve technical purposes, but the applicant failed to show that all essential features were exclusively dictated by technical function.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to reimburse the holder's representation costs fixed at EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberChiara BORACE
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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