Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2021-08-27
R1306/2020-3
Contested design: 002217588-0001
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed, and the invalidity applicant must bear the costs incurred by the holder.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Desestimar el recurso; 2. Ordenar que la solicitante de nulidad corra con los gastos incurridos por la titular.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
L. OLIVA TORRAS, S.A.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Camí de Rajadell, s/n, 08241 Manresa, España
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Mecánica Del Friovia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Emilio Alcalá Galiano, S/N Nave 5 Bis, 08940 Cornellá de Llobregat, España
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
metal support bracket for mounting a refrigeration compressor on a vehicle engine block
pieza KC11 080 242 · L. Oliva Torras assembly manual dated December 2011 · disclosed 2011-12-01
photograph of the support allegedly marketed by the invalidity applicant
photograph supplied by the invalidity applicant
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued that the contested vehicle-coupling design lacked novelty and individual character over an earlier support bracket shown in its December 2011 assembly manual and in a product photograph.
- ›The holder replied that the only proven earlier disclosure was the manual image, not the separate photograph, and that the contested cast-metal bracket visibly differed from the earlier welded-sheet design.
- ›The Board agreed that only image A from the 2011 manual was validly disclosed and found that the contested RCD contained visible additional internal and external elements creating a different overall impression, even under a narrow design freedom.
- ›The appeal was dismissed and the first-instance rejection of the invalidity application was confirmed.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- MemberE. Fink
- MemberS. Rizzo
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| frFrench | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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