Invalidity · first instance · 2018-04-26
000010263
Contested design: 002593228-0005
Outcome
The invalidity application 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. 0025932280005 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)
pair of jeans
Facebook page of the holder · disclosed 2013-04-22
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, arguing the contested jeans design was identical to earlier unregistered design D1 disclosed before 9 December 2014.
- ›Holder challenged admissibility and disclosure evidence, and argued the cited jeans differed in fabric, belt loops, pocket shape, and seam details.
- ›The Division accepted the Facebook screenshot and supporting affidavit as sufficient proof that D1 had been disclosed before the filing date.
- ›The Division found D1 and the contested design were not identical, so the novelty attack failed and the invalidity application was rejected.
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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