Invalidity · first instance · 2018-04-05
000010312
Contested design: 003110733-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay 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. 003110733-0002 è dichiarato nullo. La titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese sostenute dalla richiedente, fissate in 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Federal Signal Vama S.A.
Spain (ES)
Dr. Ferran 7, 08339 Vilassar de Dalt, Barcellona, Spagna
Represented by
Javier Ungria Lopez
Holder · RCD owner
Intav S.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Quarto Negroni, 61, 00040 Ariccia (RM), Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
vehicle signal light
RCD No. 000954482-0003 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2008-07-04
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant claimed the vehicle warning-light design lacked novelty and individual character over earlier RCD D1.
- ›Holder argued the folding panel and recess were dictated solely by technical function and that the remaining visible differences and sector crowding created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division held the rectangular panel and recess were not excluded by Article 8(1), rejected the novelty claim, but found the shared rectangular body, rounded corners, and panel proportions dominated the overall impression.
- ›The contested RCD lacked individual character, so the application was upheld and the holder was ordered to bear costs.
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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