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Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2021-06-03
R1304/2018-3
Contested design: 001972522-0001
CDRAppellant: applicant
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
The appeal is dismissed and the invalidity applicant is ordered to bear the design holder’s costs.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Desestimar el recurso; 2. Ordenar que la solicitante sufrague las costas de la titular.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Albero Forte Composite, S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
C/ Marjal 61, 03450 Banyeres de Mariola (Alicante), España
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Aljuan, S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
C/ Sevilla, s/n. - Pol. Ind. L'Alfaç, 03440 Ibi (Alicante), España
Represented by
Javier Ungría López
Legal grounds invoked
Article 25(1)(b)Article 8(1)
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued that the food-container design was excluded from protection because all of its features of appearance were solely dictated by technical function under Article 8(1) CDR.
- ›The design holder defended the registration, relying on the decorative character of several features and on technical and judicial materials showing that alternative forms existed.
- ›The Board found that, although certain features improved the product’s function, the overall shapes, proportions, edges, and visual presentation could also have been chosen for aesthetic appeal.
- ›The appeal was dismissed and the invalidity applicant was ordered to bear costs.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- MemberS. Rizzo
- MemberH. Salmi
- Registrarp.o. R. Vidal
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| 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 ↗ |
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