Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2019-01-16

R0866/2017-3

Contested design: 003023712-0008

CDRAppellant: applicant

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

1. The appeal is dismissed. 2. The invalidity applicant is ordered to bear the costs of the holder.

Show verbatim operative text(es)

1. Desestimar el recurso. 2. Ordenar que la solicitante de nulidad sufrague las costas de la titular.

CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs

Parties

Applicant · invalidity challenger

FABULOUS CIPHER, LDA.via PDF extraction

Portugal (PT)

Rua da Mabor, 104, Braga- Vilanova de Famalicâo - Lousado, 4760 813 Lousado, Portugal

Represented by

GARRIGUES IP, S.L.P.

Holder · RCD owner

PARFOIS - BARATA & RAMILO, S.A.via PDF extraction

Portugal (PT)

Rua do Sistelo, 755 - Lugar de Santegãos, 4435-429 Rio Tinto, Portugal

Represented by

SANTIAGO MEDIANO ABOGADOS, S.L.P.

Prior art cited (9)

Web disclosureD7⚠ rejected as evidence

Model 'Gilbert' shelf, disclosed January 2015

www.houzz.es · houzz.es · disclosed 2015-01-01

Web disclosureD5

Model 'Metalica' shelf, disclosed September 2015

www.leroymerlin.es · leroymerlin.es · disclosed 2015-09-01

Web disclosure

Model 'Hyllis' shelf, disclosed April 2014

www.ikea.com · ikea.com · disclosed 2014-04-01

National designD1

Registered design UK, 30 August 2008

GB 4 008 768 · UK Intellectual Property Office · disclosed 2008-08-30

National designD2

Registered design China, 3 February 2015

CN 201 530 032 703.8 · China National Intellectual Property Administration · disclosed 2015-02-03

International designD3

International design registration, filed 29 August 2006

WO 068 269 · WIPO · disclosed 2006-08-29

National designD4

Registered design China, filed 6 July 2011

CN 201130211899.9 · China National Intellectual Property Administration · disclosed 2011-07-06

Web disclosure⚠ rejected as evidence

Model 'Eliezer Araujo' shelf, published 22 September 2009

blog of Eliezer Araujo · disclosed 2009-09-22

Web disclosure⚠ rejected as evidence

Model 'Maisons du Monde' shelf, published 27 March 2016

Maisons du Monde website · disclosed 2016-03-27

Legal grounds invoked

Article 25(1)(b)Article 6Article 5Article 63

Argument summary

›The invalidity applicant (Fabulous Cipher) appealed, arguing that the contested display shelf RCD (003 023 712-0008) lacks individual character over seven earlier designs including registered designs GB 4008768, three Chinese registrations, an international registration, and web disclosures 'Gilbert', 'Metalica', and 'Hyllis'; two new prior art models ('Eliezer Araujo' and 'Maisons du Monde') were introduced at appeal stage.
›The holder (Parfois) argued the new prior art was inadmissible at appeal stage, contested D7 ('Gilbert') as insufficiently proved, and contended the RCD differs from all cited designs in structure, shelf design, proportions, and bifurcation of the lower shelf.
›The Board excluded D7 (Gilbert: disclosure not proved) and the two new appeal-stage models; it confirmed that D1-D6 and Hyllis/Metalica are duly disclosed. Comparing the RCD against each cited design, the Board found that differences in frame geometry, shelf projection, bifurcation of the lower shelf, colour contrasts, and structural details produce distinct overall impressions for each comparison.
›The appeal was dismissed; none of the assessed prior designs destroys the individual character of the contested RCD; costs borne by the invalidity applicant.

Deciding panel

ChairTh. M. Margellos
RapporteurC. Rusconi
MemberG. Humphreys
RegistrarH. Dijkema

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