Invalidity · first instance · 2026-06-08
000130586
Contested design: 015068105-0006
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and registered EU design No 015068105-0006 is declared invalid; the holder bears the costs fixed at 320.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015068105-0006 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at 320.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €320
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Metale Internationalvia PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
Focsani, Romania
Holder · RCD owner
Antec Solar S.R.L.via PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
Bucuresti, Romania
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
corrugated sheet metal roofing panel
No 021519 (OSIM Romania) · OSIM (Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks)
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant (Metale International) argued that the contested corrugated metal roofing panel design lacks novelty and individual character in view of earlier Romanian design registration No 021519, published November 2016, which is identical in profile and overall appearance.
- ›Holder's observations were filed after the time limit and were not taken into account pursuant to Article 63(2) EUDR.
- ›The Division found the prior Romanian design duly disclosed before the contested design's filing date (05/07/2024); the designs share the same corrugated profile, overall silhouette and visual appearance; colour differences are insufficient to distinguish them.
- ›Application upheld; contested design declared invalid for lack of individual character under Article 6(1)(b) EUDR.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
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| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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