Invalidity · first instance · 2025-12-03
000130083
Contested design: 015012242-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application against registered EU design No 015012242-0002 is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder’s costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
1. La demande en nullité à l’encontre du dessin ou modèle de l’UE enregistré nº 015012242-0002 est rejetée. 2. La demanderesse supporte les frais de la titulaire, fixés à 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Prior art cited (3)
couvre-sac / housse de sac
US 7,628,187 B2 · United States patent document · disclosed 2009-12-08
handbag protective cover design
Canadian design No 128 738 · DesignView
protective cover / bag cover
RCD No 006433306-0022 · EU Designs Bulletin / DesignView · disclosed 2019-08-02
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested bag cover was dictated entirely by technical function, lacked novelty over US patent D1, and lacked individual character over earlier cover designs.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the evidence did not show that all appearance features were solely technically dictated, noting wide borders, diamond openings, and a rigid side fold with no obvious technical necessity.
- ›D1 and D3 were accepted as prior disclosures, D2 was not proven published, and the contested design created a different overall impression and was not identical to D1.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected in full and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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