Invalidity · first instance · 2018-03-20
000010652
Contested design: 002680207-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità è accolta. Il disegno/modello comunitario registrato n. 002680207-0002 è dichiarato nullo. La titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese sostenute dalla richiedente, fissate a 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Baralan International S.p.a.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Copernico, 34, 20090 Trezzano Sul Naviglio (MI), Italia
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
D.C. Distribuzione s.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Appia Nuova 669, 00179 Roma, Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
bottle for nail polish/cosmetics marketed as "Eclectic" by Faby Line S.r.l.
beautydea.it and other web/magazine publications · disclosed 2013-09-12
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(b), arguing the contested cosmetics bottle lacked novelty and at least individual character over earlier design D1.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the evidence sufficient to prove prior disclosure of D1 before 15 April 2015 and rejected novelty only because the single views did not establish identity with certainty.
- ›It held the shared cap, bottle body, and base created the same overall impression on the informed user, so the contested RCD lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberPierluigi M. VILLANI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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