Invalidity · first instance · 2024-09-20
000120365
Contested design: 002237495-0002
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity 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. 002237495-0005 è respinta. 2. La richiedente sopporta l’onere delle spese del titolare, fissate a 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
DewertOkin GmbH
Germany (DE)
Weststr. 1, 32278 Kirchlengern, Germania
Holder · RCD owner
Motion S.p.A.
Italy (IT)
Via Biondini, 27, 47121 Forlì (FC), Italia
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested movement device is a component of a complex product that is not visible during normal use under Article 4(2) CDR.
- ›It also argued that all essential features are solely dictated by technical function, especially footrest movement and finger-pinch protection, so Article 8(1) CDR bars protection.
- ›The holder filed no separate observations recorded in the decision; the Division assessed the applicant’s annexes and the product’s visibility during normal use.
- ›The Division found the articulated telescopic arms remain visible from lateral and frontal views, especially when the footrest is extended, so the visibility requirement is met.
- ›It further found the applicant had not proved that all essential features were exclusively dictated by technical function; the invalidity application was therefore rejected.
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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