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Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2019-07-23
R2748/2017-3
Contested design: 003023381-0004
CDRAppellant: applicant
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
The appeal is dismissed and the invalidity applicant is ordered to bear the holder's costs.
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
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
Prior art cited (1)
Web disclosure
Bottega Veneta store interior
www.vogue.it, 24 March 2011 · www.vogue.it · disclosed 2011-03-24
Legal grounds invoked
Article 25(1)(b)Article 5Article 6Article 25(1)(c)Article 25(1)(d)Article 25(1)(e)Article 25(1)(f)Article 25(1)(g)Article 28(1)(b)Article 63Article 70(1)
Argument summary
- ›Applicant (appellant) sought invalidity of RCD No 003023381-0004 (shop decoration) for lack of individual character over the 'Bottega Veneta' prior design (vogue.it, 2011) and additional expert-report designs.
- ›The holder argued only 'Bottega Veneta' was validly invoked; expert report designs lacked individual comparisons, and the RCD was distinguished by colour tone, space division, floor furniture prominence, merchandise density, and lighting system.
- ›The Board confirmed inadmissibility of expert-report-only designs; confirmed 'Bottega Veneta' was properly disclosed in 2011.
- ›The Board found the two designs produce different overall impressions due to differences in colour tone, space subdivision method, central furniture prominence, merchandise density, and spotlight system, dismissing the appeal.
Deciding panel
- ChairTh. M. Margellos
- RapporteurC. Rusconi
- MemberH. Salmi
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
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| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |