Invalidity · first instance · 2025-04-24
000124676
Contested design: 015013606-0004
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 015013606-0004 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)
'Seav LRS 2281' control panel / electronic circuit board
ASIN B06XY7HL7C; https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seav-Electronic-Automation-Swinging-Integrated/dp/B06XY7HL7C · Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2017-04-01
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character, relying on earlier control-board designs disclosed online, especially Amazon Annex 2C from 1 April 2017.
- ›Holder disputed the evidential value of some annexes and argued the Annex 2C design omitted certain elements, so it created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted Annex 2C as sufficient internet disclosure under Article 7(1) and found the shared board layout and component distribution predominated over minor differences.
- ›The contested design lacked individual character under Articles 25(1)(b), 4(1) and 6(1)(b), so the application was upheld and the design invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
Decision files
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| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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