Invalidity · first instance · 2018-05-30
000010136
Contested design: 001510660-0001
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. 0015106600001 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
Gateway Europe GmbH
Germany (DE)
Sigsfeldstr. n. 18 b, 52078 Aachen-Brand, Germania
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Ferrari S.p.a.
Italy (IT)
Via Emilia Est n. 1163, 41122 Modena, Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
earlier unregistered Ferrari F430 sports car design
Ferrari F430 · Wikipedia
toy car design
000216643-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2005-10-04
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and, alternatively, individual character based mainly on the Ferrari F430 as D1 and earlier RCD No 000216643-0001 as D2.
- ›The holder argued the contested toy car reproduces a different real Ferrari model, that D1 and D2 are equivalent references, and that the contested design differs significantly from D2.
- ›The Division considered D2 the relevant prior design, found Annex 4 unusable, and accepted D2 as sufficiently disclosed before the contested filing date.
- ›The Division found the contested design was neither identical to D2 nor producing the same overall impression, so the invalidity application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberPierluigi M. VILLANI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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