Invalidity · first instance · 2018-04-26
000010261
Contested design: 002593228-0028
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity against Registered Community design No 0025932280028 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
1. La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità del disegno/modello comunitario registrato n. 0025932280028 è respinta. 2. La richiedente sopporta l’onere delle spese sostenute dalla titolare, fissate in 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Buena Vista Modevertriebs GmbH & Co. KG
Germany (DE)
Fraunhofer Straße 6, 97076 Würzburg, Germania
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Imperial S.p.a.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via dei Lanaioli 42, 40050 Funo di Argelato (BO), Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
rear pocket design for jeans
Facebook · disclosed 2013-12-03
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, relying on prior design D1 allegedly disclosed on the holder's Facebook page before the filing date and grace period.
- ›The holder argued the invalidity request was inadmissible for lack of signature and that the Facebook screenshot did not reliably prove online disclosure.
- ›The Division held the application was duly signed and accepted the dated Facebook screenshot, supported by an affidavit, as sufficient proof that D1 had been disclosed.
- ›The Division found D1 and the contested design shared several features but differed in visible stitching details, so they were not identical and novelty was not destroyed.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected, and the applicant was ordered to reimburse the holder's representation costs fixed at EUR 400.
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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