Invalidity · first instance · 2018-04-05
000010315
Contested design: 003110733-0004
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. 003110733-0004 è dichiarato nullo. La titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese sostenute dal 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 signalling lights
RCD No 000954482-0003 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2008-07-04
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and, in the alternative, lack of individual character over earlier RCD D1 for vehicle signalling lights.
- ›Holder argued the foldable panel and recess were solely functional under Article 8(1), stressed speaker and insert differences, and claimed sector crowding reduced design freedom.
- ›The Division found D1 was properly disclosed, rejected the purely technical-function objection, and held the designs were not identical but created a very similar overall impression.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character; the RCD was declared invalid and costs were awarded against the holder.
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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