Invalidity · first instance · 2025-06-03
000122480
Contested design: 002126649-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear costs fixed at EUR 400.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered EU design No 002126649-0002 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Tomasz Bentkowskivia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
62-005 Owińska, Poland
Holder · RCD owner
Lilou Sp. z o.o.
Poland (PL)
02-032 Warszawa, Poland
Represented by
Łukasz Baszczyński
Prior art cited (1)
Lilac four-lobed device depicted in the medieval architecture of an arch.
Article on medieval architecture · disclosed 2015-11-03
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on a prior lilac motif shown in medieval architectural arches.
- ›The holder's response is not separately reproduced in this remittal decision; the case proceeded after the Board admitted Annex 3 as evidence of disclosure.
- ›The Division accepted that the prior motif had been made available to the public before the filing date under Article 7(1) EUDR.
- ›Despite shared four-lobed floral symmetry, the Division found clear differences in petal shape, thickness and the prior design's arch framing, producing a different overall impression.
- ›The contested design retained individual character, so the invalidity application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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