Invalidity · first instance · 2018-07-16
000010957
Contested design: 003492065-0006
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear 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 0034920650006. 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, loose or grouped printed publications, catalogues, books and associated teaching items
D0510251-07 · Spanish design register · disclosed 2011-09-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on earlier Spanish design D0510251-07 for teaching and notebook ornamentation.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the earlier Spanish design had been validly disclosed before the contested RCD filing date through its published register entry.
- ›Comparing the designs directly, the Division considered them identical apart from an insignificant difference in line shade, so the contested RCD lacked novelty and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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