Invalidity · first instance · 2025-12-03
000130124
Contested design: 015012242-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application against EU design No 015012242-0001 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 015012242-0001 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 shown in drawing 1
US 7,628,187 B2 · US patent · disclosed 2009-12-08
bag cover
Canadian design No 128 738 · DesignView
bag cover
EU design No 006433306-0022 · EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2019-08-02
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested bag cover was dictated solely by technical function and also lacked novelty and individual character over D1 to D3.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the applicant had not proved all appearance features were exclusively technically dictated, and accepted disclosure only for D1 and D3.
- ›Comparing the contested design with D1 and D3, the Division found a different overall impression and rejected the invalidity application in full.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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