Invalidity · first instance · 2018-04-26
000010262
Contested design: 002593228-0014
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity 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. 0025932280014 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 of jeans
Facebook page of the holder; www.stile.it · disclosed 2013-04-22
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, relying on earlier 2013 disclosures of a jeans back-pocket design shown in Facebook screenshots, a stile.it article, court materials, and an affidavit.
- ›Holder argued the invalidity application was inadmissible for lack of proper signature, the online materials did not reliably prove disclosure, and the compared pocket designs were not identical.
- ›The Division found the application duly signed and accepted the Facebook screenshots, article, and affidavit as sufficient evidence that D1 had been publicly disclosed before 9 December 2014.
- ›The Division held that differences in the pocket cut and stitching were not irrelevant details, so D1 was not identical to the contested design; the invalidity application was rejected and costs awarded against the applicant.
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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