Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2023-07-28

R2710/2019-3

Contested design: 003110733-0005

CDRAppellant: holder

Outcome

Appeal upheld (reversal)

The appeal is upheld, the contested decision is annulled, the invalidity application is rejected, and the invalidity applicant must bear the design holder's costs.

Show verbatim operative text(it)

Il ricorso è accolto; La decisione impugnata è annullata e la domanda di nullità è rigettata; La richiedente deve sostenere le spese in cui è incorsa la titolare nei procedimenti di nullità e di ricorso.

CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs

Parties

Applicant · invalidity challenger

FEDERAL SIGNAL VAMA, S.A.U.via PDF extraction

Spain (ES)

Dr. Ferrán, 7, 08339 Vilassar de Dalt, Barcelona, SPAGNA

Represented by

Javier Ungría López

Holder · RCD owner

INTAV S.r.l.via PDF extraction

Italy (IT)

Via Quarto Negroni, 61, 00040 Ariccia, ITALIA

Represented by

JACOBACCI & PARTNERS S.P.A.

Prior art cited (1)

Registered RCD

signalling lights for vehicles

RCD No 000954482-0003 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2008-07-04

Legal grounds invoked

Article 25(1)(b)Article 6(1)Article 5(1)Article 7(1)

Argument summary

›The design holder argued the earlier signalling-light design did not deprive the contested RCD of individual character and that the Invalidity Division undervalued important visual differences.
›The invalidity applicant maintained that the shared elongated base and folding panel created the same overall impression despite minor perimeter differences.
›The Board found the contested RCD's projecting semicircular front light, different side lighting elements, different recess proportions and absence of support elements materially changed the overall impression.
›Because the contested RCD had individual character and therefore novelty, the Board annulled the invalidity decision and rejected the invalidity application.

Deciding panel

ChairG. Humphreys
RapporteurM. Bra
MemberS. Rizzo
RegistrarH. Dijkema

Decision files

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