Invalidity · first instance · 2025-12-03
000130142
Contested design: 015012242-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the registered EU design No 015012242-0003 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 720.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
1. La demande en nullité est accueillie 2. Le dessin ou modèle de l’UE enregistré nº 015012242-0003 est déclaré nul. 3. La titulaire supporte les frais, fixés à 720 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Prior art cited (5)
holder's website showing the bag model to be covered
https://lebagparis.com · lebagparis.com
French design for the Kelly handbag model
FR 918228-0003 · Design View
bag cover patent cited as quasi-identical prior disclosure
US 7,628,187 B2 · United States Patent · disclosed 2005-05-13
Canadian design for a handbag protection cover
CA 128738 · Design View
earlier EU design cited for individual character
RCD 006433306-0022 · Design View
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that every visible feature of the contested bag cover was dictated solely by technical function because it had to fit a specific Hermès Kelly bag shape and attachments.
- ›She also invoked lack of novelty and individual character based on earlier disclosures including a US patent and earlier design registrations.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the evidence showed all features of the contested design were chosen only to perform the technical function of fitting the underlying bag, with no independent visual contribution.
- ›The application was upheld in full, the contested design was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay fixed costs of EUR 720.
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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