Invalidity · first instance · 2024-12-03
000124275
Contested design: 015003176-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered Community Design No 015003176-0001 is declared invalid; the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
1. La demande en nullité est accueillie. 2. Le dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 015003176-0001 est déclaré nul. 3. La titulaire supporte les frais, fixés à 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Enterprom II - Brindes Publicitários, Ldavia PDF extraction
Portugal (PT)
Rua Leite de Faria, 20, 2820-476 Charneca de Caparica, Portugal
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Distri-Coutalevia PDF extraction
France (FR)
La Chambre, 46 700 Vire-Sur-Lot, France
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
Coutale SOMMELIER page showing the INNOVATION corkscrew model
http://www.coutale.com · Wayback Machine / coutale.com · disclosed 2009-11-29
Page showing views of the same INNOVATION corkscrew model
http://www.gifts4wine.com · Wayback Machine / gifts4wine.com · disclosed 2016-04-26
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the holder had disclosed the contested corkscrew design before filing, outside the 12-month grace period, so the design lacked novelty.
- ›The holder said the application was inadmissible or unfounded because the evidence was insufficiently identified, some documents lacked source or date support, and some fell within the grace period.
- ›The Division found Documents 1 and 2 sufficient to identify the same INNOVATION corkscrew and prove internet disclosure via Wayback Machine from 2009 and 2016.
- ›Because the prior and contested designs were identical apart from insignificant details, the contested design was not new and was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
- MemberMichelle M. DELLACHERIE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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