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.via PDF extraction
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 |
|---|---|---|
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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