Invalidity · first instance · 2026-01-19
000129901
Contested design: 005631645-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 720 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 005631645-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Portas Arcuense - Fábrica de Portas Seccionadasvia PDF extraction
Portugal (PT)
Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
Represented by
Joana Jorge Cerqueira
Holder · RCD owner
Motorline Electrocelos, s.a.via PDF extraction
Portugal (PT)
Barcelos, Portugal
Represented by
Abel Dário Pinto de Oliveira
Prior art cited (1)
electric door opener marketed under the name 'LINCE' shown in video stills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dSnDJbOStg&t=1839s · YouTube · disclosed 2015-11-12
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over the earlier 'LINCE' electric door opener disclosed on YouTube before 06/09/2018.
- ›The holder argued the contested design met protection requirements and differed through a modular configuration usable on either the left or right side.
- ›The Division accepted the YouTube screenshots as prior disclosure and found the informed user would receive the same overall impression from both designs.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character, and the holder was ordered to bear the costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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