Invalidity · first instance · 2025-12-16
000130241
Contested design: 006565883-0009
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 720.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 006565883-0009 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
P. J. Tekstil Sp. z o. o.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Mierzyn, Poland
Represented by
Bartłomiej Henryk Tomaszewski
Holder · RCD owner
Wittchen S.A.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Czosnów, Poland
Prior art cited (1)
Internet Archive capture of the holder's website depicting a suitcase
https://archive.org/web/ ; https://www.wittchen.com · Internet Archive / wittchen.com · disclosed 2018-04-16
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested suitcase design was not new and lacked individual character in light of earlier disclosures, including a pre-filing website disclosure.
- ›The holder was invited to respond to the invalidity application but submitted no observations.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the Internet Archive website capture as prior disclosure and found the suitcase body shown by the contested design created the same overall impression as the earlier design.
- ›The application was upheld and the contested design was declared invalid in full, with costs awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
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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