Invalidity · first instance · 2018-02-20
000010509
Contested design: 000954482-0003
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicant is ordered to pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se deniega la solicitud de declaración de nulidad del dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado nº 000954482-0003. 2. Se condena al solicitante a que sufrague las costas del titular, fijadas en 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
INTAV S.r.l.
Italy (IT)
Via Quarto Negroni 61, 00040 Ariccia RM, Italia
Holder · RCD owner
Federal Signal Vama S.A.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Dr. Ferrán 7, 08339 Vilassar de Dalt (Barcelona), España
Represented by
Javier Ungría López
Prior art cited (6)
vehicle light indicator device
ES 1 045 534 U · Spanish Patent and Trademark Office register · disclosed 2000-09-01
priority signalling bridge
ES 1 068 039 U · Spanish Patent and Trademark Office register · disclosed 2008-08-01
vehicle lighting devices
000489109-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2006-04-11
vehicle light bars
000130281-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2004-05-18
undated guide showing installation of automotive light bars
WHEELEN ENGINEERING COMPANY INC.
undated extract describing recognition lights
HELLA
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested vehicle light design lacked novelty and individual character over D3 and D4, and that key features were dictated solely by technical function in light of D1 and D2.
- ›The holder replied that the design had novelty and individual character when assessed as a whole and that the WHEELEN material could not prove disclosure.
- ›The Division accepted D1 to D4 as disclosed prior art but rejected D5 and D6 as undated evidence that could not establish publication.
- ›The Division found the applicant had not proved that the essential features were exclusively functional, and the contested design created a different overall impression from D3 and D4.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected in full and the applicant was ordered to bear the holder's costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
- MemberÁlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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