{"id":3328,"date":"2025-06-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abrilabogados.com\/noticias\/decathlons-easybreath-protected-mask-and-no-fear-of-judicial-snorkelling\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:30:53","slug":"decathlons-easybreath-protected-mask-and-no-fear-of-judicial-snorkelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abrilabogados.com\/en\/noticias\/decathlons-easybreath-protected-mask-and-no-fear-of-judicial-snorkelling\/","title":{"rendered":"&#x1f93f; Decathlon\u2019s Easybreath: protected mask and no fear of judicial snorkelling!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">When a company develops an original design for a product, it can register it as a Community design before the EUIPO. This registration protects the product\u2019s aesthetic appearance against copies, provided the design meets certain legal requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">One of the key requirements is the design\u2019s <strong>individual character<\/strong>, which means that the overall impression it creates on an informed user must differ significantly from that produced by earlier designs. Additionally, the design must <strong>not be dictated exclusively by the technical function<\/strong> of the product, as established in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 6\/2002.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In the case of Decathlon\u2019s <em>Easybreath<\/em> mask, popular among amateur divers and subject to controversy, the General Court of the European Union recently confirmed the validity of the registered design. The challenger argued that certain features of the design were dictated solely by its technical function and that it lacked individual character compared to a prior design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The General Court clarified that, while the technical function influences certain aspects of the design, it does not exclude room for aesthetic choices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Furthermore, the General Court conducted a detailed comparison between the contested design and the earlier one, concluding that there are significant differences in the overall impression they produce \u2013 enough to confer a distinct overall impression to the design, as required by Article 6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2879 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abrilabogados.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-06-13-114720.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Decathlon thus maintains its protection as a Community design. However, given the earlier design and the differences noted by the Court, questions arise about the scope of protection that should be granted to this design against other alternatives introducing differences of a similar level. This raises an interesting debate about the limits of protection under Regulation No 6\/2002, particularly regarding the assessment of a design\u2019s individual character and the need to strike a fair balance between protecting the rights of the holder and allowing competition and creativity in the market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">So, next time you put on your <em>Easybreath<\/em> this summer, remember you are wearing a piece protected under European design law. And not just anyone can copy it without consequences!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Paula Cerrillo<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Abril Abogados<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a company develops an original design for a product, it can register it as a Community design before the EUIPO. 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