Invalidity · first instance · 2018-05-24
000010371
Contested design: 003119585-0036
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity against registered Community design No 0031195850036 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. 0031195850036 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
B 4 LIVING S.r.l.
Italy (IT)
Via Direttissima del Conero n. 51, 60021 Camerano (AN), Italia
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
CALLIGARIS S.p.a.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Trieste n. 12, 33044 Manzano (UD), Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
tables
000839717-0002 · Bollettino dei disegni comunitari · disclosed 2008-01-14
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character, relying on earlier Community design D1 for tables and arguing both designs shared the same distinctive crossed curved legs.
- ›The holder argued the contested design was new and had individual character because its tabletop, leg thickness, curvature, asymmetry, and overall aesthetic differed clearly from D1.
- ›The Division accepted D1 as a valid prior disclosure and assessed the informed user, designer freedom, and the overall impressions created by the competing table designs.
- ›It found the common circular tabletop was not distinctive and that the support structures differed sufficiently in thickness, curvature, asymmetry, and connection to the top to create a different overall impression.
- ›The invalidity application was therefore 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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