Invalidity · first instance · 2025-06-18
000128316
Contested design: 015022444-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the registered EU design No 015022444-0002 is declared invalid, and 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 de l’UE enregistré nº 015022444-0002 est déclaré nul. 3. La titulaire supporte les frais, fixés à EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Anotherwayvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
Marseille, France
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
INGA double-sided sponge shown on the holder's Instagram account
Instagram · disclosed 2022-04-04
INGA double-sided sponge shown in the Ulule crowdfunding campaign for "L’éponge"
https://fr.ulule.com/inga-bien-fait/ · Ulule / Internet Archive (Wayback Machine) · disclosed 2022-05-17
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested double-sided sponge had been self-disclosed more than one year before filing and therefore lacked novelty or, at minimum, individual character.
- ›The holder was invited to respond to the invalidity application but filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted prior online disclosure through INGA's Instagram and Ulule campaign materials and found the informed user would see only insignificant stitching differences.
- ›The contested design lacks individual character, so the invalidity application succeeds and costs are awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberJessica N. Lewis
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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