Invalidity · first instance · 2018-05-11
000009968
Contested design: 002565820-0001
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. 0025658200001 è respinta. 2. La richiedente sopporta l’onere delle spese sostenute dal titolare, fissate in 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Société des Automobiles Alpine Renault (Société anonyme)
France (FR)
Avenue de Breaute, 76200 Dieppe Cedex, Francia
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Filippo Gemellivia PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Tiziano 17, 10100 Torino, Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Alpine A110 automobile
Alpine A110 / FIA homologation sheet no. 585 · FIA international sporting code homologation request and sheet no. 585 · disclosed 1967-11-15
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity based on copyright, novelty, and individual character, arguing the contested car design reproduced the earlier Alpine A110 disclosed in 1967.
- ›The holder denied that Alpine A110 qualified for copyright protection and argued the contested RCD differed in its features and overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted that Alpine A110 was copyright-protected under French law and that D1 had been disclosed before the filing date.
- ›The Division found no unauthorized use of the copyrighted work, no identity with D1, and a different overall impression, so the invalidity grounds failed.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to reimburse the holder's representation costs of 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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