Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2022-04-05
R1122/2021-3
Contested design: 000363486-0001
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed, and the design holder must bear the invalidity applicant's fees and costs.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Desestimar el recurso; 2. Ordenar que la titular del DMC sufrague las tasas y las costas sufragadas por la solicitante de nulidad.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
CANALONES NOVOKANAL, S. L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Calle de Huelva, 6 Nave 5, Pol. Ind. La Carrehuela, 28343 Valdemoro (Madrid), España
Represented by
Javier Ungría López
Holder · RCD owner
CANALONES CASTILLA S. L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Calle Embalse n.° 5, 28607 El Alamo (Madrid), España
Prior art cited (1)
Gutter/downspout profile shown in CANALÓN, S.A. price tariffs
CANALÓN, S.A. price tariffs for copper, zinc titanium and steel · disclosed 2004-04-01
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant had challenged the gutter design both as an allegedly unclear design representation and for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier gutter profiles shown in 2004 price tariffs.
- ›The design holder relied heavily on earlier Spanish court judgments and argued that the contested design had been adapted to technical requirements and remained distinctive.
- ›The Board found the earlier disclosed gutter profile sufficiently identifiable and agreed that the contested design reproduced its essential arbitrary features so that both created the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The appeal was dismissed; the Board did not need to reach the remaining grounds once lack of individual character had been confirmed.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- RapporteurH. Salmi
- MemberS. Rizzo
- Registrarp.o. R. Vidal
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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