Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2022-10-25
R0093/2022-3
Contested design: 005632890-0002
Outcome
The contested decision is annulled, the case is remitted to the Invalidity Division for continuation of the invalidity proceedings, and each party bears its own costs in the appeal proceedings.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
1. La decisione impugnata è annullata; 2. Il fascicolo è trasmesso alla Divisione di Annullamento per la prosecuzione del procedimento di nullità; 3. Ciascuna parte sopporta le proprie spese nel procedimento di ricorso.
CostsEach party bears its own costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Flamagas, S.A.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Metal·lúrgia, 38-42, 08038 Barcellona, Spagna
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
MatMind S.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via degli Olmetti, 46, 00060 Formello, Roma, Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Turkish lighter design relied on as the earlier disclosure
Turkish design No 201 203 955-0001 · QUESTEL / Turkish design register extract · disclosed 2012-07-16
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant appealed the rejection of its nullity action, arguing that the earlier Turkish lighter design had in fact been properly disclosed and that the first-instance decision wrongly discounted the QUESTEL extract.
- ›The design holder argued that the earlier right had expired, that the disclosure evidence was insufficient, and that the appeal-stage material should not alter the result.
- ›The Board admitted and assessed the additional appeal evidence, found the prior Turkish design's disclosure sufficiently established, and held that the first-instance evidentiary objection could no longer stand.
- ›The appeal was upheld procedurally: the refusal decision was annulled and the case was remitted so the Invalidity Division could continue the merits examination of the nullity request.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- RapporteurC. Negro
- MemberS. Rizzo
- Registrarp.o. N. Granado Carpenter
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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