Invalidity · first instance · 2025-07-30
000128916
Contested design: 015040942-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design 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 EU design No 0150409420001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Rita Mafalda Albuquerque de Gouveia Pais Rodrigues de Oliveira Paulovia PDF extraction
Portugal (PT)
Lisboa, Portugal
Holder · RCD owner
Sofia Baltazar
Portugal (PT)
Oeiras, Portugal
Prior art cited (1)
cushion design with blue and white stripes and a handle strap
Instagram post from the 'triipi_lisboa' account · Instagram · disclosed 2022-05-27
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested cushion lacked novelty and individual character over her earlier designs, including a design disclosed on Instagram on 2022-05-27.
- ›Holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the Instagram post sufficiently proved prior disclosure and considered the informed user to be familiar with cushions, with broad designer freedom in this sector.
- ›Because the compared cushions shared the same essential shape, striped appearance, and handle feature, the minor differences did not create a different overall impression; invalidity was granted.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| 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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