Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2024-12-10
R1124/2021-3
Contested design: 000363486-0020
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed, and the holder of the RCD is ordered to bear the fees and costs incurred by the invalidity applicant.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
Desestimar el recurso. 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
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)
Prior gutter/downpipe profile shown in Canalón, S.A. price catalogs
Tarifas de precios de CANALÓN, S. A. (COBRE, ZINC TITATIO y ACERO) · CANALÓN, S. A.
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The holder appealed, arguing the earlier disclosure was not properly proven and the contested design should remain valid.
- ›The invalidity applicant relied on April 2004 Canalón price catalogs and an expert report to show prior disclosure and no different overall impression.
- ›The Board found the third-party price catalogs reliable commercial evidence and sufficient to prove prior disclosure before 27 June 2005.
- ›Given broad designer freedom for gutters, the minor groove differences did not alter the overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The appeal was dismissed; the RCD remained invalid and the holder was ordered to bear the fees and costs.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys Bacon
- RapporteurH. Salmi
- MemberS. Rizzo
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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