Invalidity · first instance · 2018-07-13
000010948
Contested design: 003492065-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; the contested RCD is declared invalid and the holder must pay the applicant's fixed costs of EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. Se declara nulo el dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado nº 0034920650002. Se condena al titular a que sufrague las costas del solicitante, que se fijan en 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Makro Paper Suministros de Papelería, S.L.
Spain (ES)
Plg. Alces, Av. de los Vinos, 18, parcela 68, 13600 Alcázar de San Juan (Ciudad Real), España
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
EDITORIAL LAMELA
Spain (ES)
Polígono de La Granja, C/ Naval parcela 24, 31230 Viana (Navarra), España
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
grid pattern for notebooks and teaching material
D0510251-02 · Spanish design register · disclosed 2011-09-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested notebook-pattern design reproduced the same grid arrangement as earlier Spanish design D0510251-02 and therefore lacked novelty and individual character.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply.
- ›The Division accepted publication of the Spanish design as prior disclosure and found the only difference to be a slightly lighter line tone, which it treated as insignificant.
- ›The compared designs were held identical, so the contested RCD was declared invalid and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
- MemberÁlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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