Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-05
000125597
Contested design: 002625202-0007
Outcome
The invalidity application 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 002625202-0007 est rejetée. 2. La demanderesse supporte les frais de la titulaire, fixés à 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Gianto S.R.L.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Napoli, Italy
Holder · RCD owner
Decathlon SEvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
Represented by
Prior art cited (6)
Sac à dos
082010-0003 · INPI France · disclosed 2008-09-05
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082010-0004 · INPI France · disclosed 2008-09-05
Sac à dos
000962949-0001 · EUIPO · disclosed 2008-11-11
Sac à dos
042606-001 · INPI France · disclosed 2005-02-11
Osprey Raptor 10 Men's Bike Hydration Backpack
ASIN B07GH97JXS · Amazon.com · disclosed 2014-04-09
Osprey Syncro 10 Hydration Pack
ASIN B00ASKOAGW · Amazon.com · disclosed 2012-01-07
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character and novelty over six earlier backpack designs and disclosures D1 to D6.
- ›Holder argued the contested design remained new and individually distinctive, with visible aesthetic differences, and noted related litigation in Naples.
- ›The Division accepted all six prior disclosures, identified an informed backpack user, and found broad designer freedom apart from basic carrying constraints.
- ›Comparing each prior design individually, the Division found clear differences in overall form, straps, structure, and visual appearance; the application was rejected and costs awarded to the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
- 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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