Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2020-05-18

R2666/2019-3

Contested design: 002187997-0004

CDRAppellant: holder

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

The appeal is dismissed; the holder bears the costs of both the invalidity and appeal proceedings.

Show verbatim operative text(it)

1. Il ricorso è respinto; 2. Le spese sostenute dalla richiedente nei procedimenti di nullità e di ricorso sono poste a carico della titolare.

CostsHolder ordered to pay costs

Applicant · invalidity challenger

Park B.V.via PDF extraction

Netherlands (NL)

Prof. J.H. Bavincklaan 2, 1183AT Amstelveen, Paesi Bassi

Represented by

Holder · RCD owner

UNION INDUSTRIES S.P.A.via PDF extraction

Italy (IT)

Via 2 Giugno 1946, 80, 13866 Masserano, Italia

Represented by

Registered RCD

Tessuti non tessuti (non-woven fabrics), published 24 January 2006

RCD No 00 419 247-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin 2006/040 · disclosed 2006-01-24

Article 25(1)(b)Article 6Article 7(1)Article 24(2)

›The holder (appellant) argued that the contested RCD has individual character because the informed user is a professional marketing specialist who notices fine differences, the hexagonal pattern represents a limited range of choices, and the number and size of bonding dots produce a different overall impression.
›The invalidity applicant (respondent) relied on its submissions before the Invalidity Division, noting the holder merely repeated first-instance arguments.
›The Board confirmed that the informed user is the general consumer of hygiene articles, not a professional designer; designer freedom is broad; the claimed crowding of the prior art was not proved by any documentary evidence (only web links were cited).
›Both designs consist of repeating hexagons formed by dots, producing virtually the same overall impression; the differences (3 vs 4 dots per hexagon side, slightly different dot spacing) are barely perceptible.
›Appeal dismissed; contested RCD lacks individual character over the prior RCD No 419 247-0001.

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