Invalidity · first instance · 2025-04-24
000124675
Contested design: 015013606-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 015013606-0003 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Portas Arcuense - Fábrica de Portas Seccionadasvia PDF extraction
Portugal (PT)
Parque Industrial de Padreiro, Lote 13, 4970-500 Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
Represented by
Joana Jorge Cerqueira
Holder · RCD owner
Motorline Electrocelos, S.A.via PDF extraction
Portugal (PT)
Travessa do Sobreiro, n.º29, Lugar do Pinheiro, 4755-474 Barcelos, Portugal
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon listing for the Seav LRS 2281 control panel design
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seav-Electronic-Automation-Swinging-Integrated/dp/B06XY7HL7C · Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2017-04-01
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character, relying on earlier control-panel designs disclosed online, especially the Amazon-listed Seav LRS 2281 design.
- ›The holder argued some evidence was too unclear and that the contested design differed through multiple missing or differently shaped components, limited design freedom, and a crowded prior-art field.
- ›The Division accepted Annex 2C as sufficient internet disclosure under Article 7(1) CDR because the screenshot and accompanying URL identified the product, source, and disclosure date.
- ›Comparing the designs as a whole, the Division found that most components had the same placement and very similar shapes, and the identified differences did not alter the overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character under Articles 25(1)(b), 4(1), and 6(1)(b) CDR.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
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