Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-06
000125639
Contested design: 002625202-0009
Outcome
The invalidity application against EU design No 002625202-0009 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 002625202-0009 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)
backpack
082010-0003 · INPI France · disclosed 2008-09-05
backpack
082010-0004 · INPI France · disclosed 2008-09-05
backpack
000962949-0001 · EUIPO design database · disclosed 2008-11-11
backpack
042606-001 · INPI France · disclosed 2005-02-11
Osprey Raptor 10 Men's Bike Hydration Backpack
https://amazon.com; ASIN B07GH97JXS · Amazon.com · disclosed 2014-04-09
Osprey Syncro 10 Hydration Pack
https://amazon.com; ASIN B00ASKOAGW · Amazon.com · disclosed 2012-01-07
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Articles 25(1)(b), 4, 5 and 6, arguing the contested backpack lacked novelty and individual character over six earlier backpack designs and disclosures.
- ›The holder argued the contested design had distinct visible features and a different overall impression, and disputed the applicant's characterization of the differentiating elements as merely technical.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of D1 to D6, found the informed user to be a person familiar with backpacks, and considered designer freedom not especially constrained beyond functional carrying requirements.
- ›Comparing each prior design individually, the Division found clear differences in overall form, straps, structure, visible details and presentation, so the contested design retained individual character and was not identical to any cited design.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
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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