Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2021-05-07
R0482/2020-3
Contested design: 004592152-0001
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed and the invalidity applicant is ordered to bear the design holder’s costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. Dismisses the appeal; 2. Orders the invalidity applicant to bear the costs incurred by the design holder.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
BUDMAT Bogdan Więcekvia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
ul. Otolińska 25, 09-407 Płock, Poland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
DACHPOL Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnościąvia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
ul. Kilińskiego 89, 22-400 Zamość, Poland
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
sheet roofing tiles
RCD No 2 733 287-0002 · Community Design Bulletin · disclosed 2015-09-23
roof sheet called “Murano” shown in a dated price list
price list of the invalidity applicant · disclosed 2016-02-02
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued that the contested roof-sheet design lacked novelty and individual character over prior designs D1 and D2, both linked to its “Murano” roofing sheets.
- ›The design holder maintained that the contested RCD differed in the decisive separating elements and therefore produced a different overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The Board accepted disclosure of D1 and D2 but found the differing shape and positioning of the separating elements sufficient to distinguish the contested RCD from the prior designs.
- ›The appeal was dismissed; the contested RCD retained individual character and the invalidity applicant was ordered to bear costs.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- RapporteurC. Negro
- MemberA. Szanyi Felkl
- Registrarp.o. R. Vidal
Decision files
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