Invalidity · first instance · 2024-10-10
000126016
Contested design: 015031176-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered Community design No 015031176-0001 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 015031176-0001 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Bottega Veneta S.R.L.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Località Conti Maltraverso 1, 36054 Montebello Vicentino (VI), Italy
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Xia Yang
China (CN)
No. 180, Choucheng Stree, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
'Drop Ohrringe' earrings
https://bottegaveneta.com · Internet Archive / bottegaveneta.com · disclosed 2023-05-12
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested earring lacked novelty and individual character over its earlier publicly marketed 'Drop Ohrringe' design disclosed online before filing.
- ›Holder filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted the Internet Archive captures as public disclosure and found broad designer freedom for earrings.
- ›The shared teardrop body, silver appearance and stud created the same overall impression; finish differences and the prior ear nut were insufficient or irrelevant, so the RCD was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| deGerman | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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