Invalidity · first instance · 2024-09-20
000120378
Contested design: 002237495-0005
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 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
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(b) CDR, arguing the movement device is a hidden component of a complex product and that its features are solely dictated by technical function.
- ›The holder's substantive response is not summarized in the decision text; the case was decided on the applicant's pleaded grounds and evidence.
- ›The Invalidity Division found the device is a component of a complex product but remains at least partly visible during normal use, including from side and front views when the footrest extends.
- ›The Division also held the applicant did not prove that all essential features were exclusively dictated by technical function, so both invalidity grounds failed and the application was 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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