Invalidity · first instance · 2025-12-03
000130103
Contested design: 015012242-0004
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity against registered EU design No 015012242-0004 is rejected, and the applicant must bear 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 015012242-0004 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)
bag cover
US 7,628,187 B2 · United States patent · disclosed 2009-12-08
bag cover
Canadian design No 128 738 · DesignView / Canada
bag cover
EU design No 006433306-0022 · DesignView / EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2019-08-02
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested bag-cover design was entirely dictated by technical function, lacked novelty over US patent D1, and lacked individual character over earlier bag-cover disclosures D1 to D3.
- ›The holder was invited to file observations but did not respond, so the invalidity application was undefended.
- ›The Division found the applicant had not shown all visible features were solely technical, accepted disclosure of D1 and D3, and rejected D2 because no publication date was proven.
- ›It held that the wide borders and other visible differences gave the contested design a different overall impression, so the invalidity application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicant.
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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