Invalidity · first instance · 2018-07-13
000010951
Contested design: 003492065-0003
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, the contested Community design is declared invalid, and the holder is ordered to pay the applicant’s costs fixed at 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 0034920650003. 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)
Spanish design for notebooks, exercise books, printed publications, catalogues, books and teaching materials
D0510251-03 · Spanish design register · disclosed 2011-09-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier Spanish design D0510251-03 for notebooks and teaching materials.
- ›The applicant argued both designs shared the same grid layout of rows and columns used as ornamentation for didactic material and notebooks.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the earlier Spanish design had been validly disclosed and that the only difference was an insignificant lighter line tone in the contested design.
- ›Because the compared designs were identical under Article 5, the application was upheld and the contested RCD was declared invalid.
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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