Invalidity · first instance · 2018-07-18
000010947
Contested design: 003492065-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; the contested registered Community design is declared invalid and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. Se declara nulo el dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado nº 0034920650001. 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)
design for notebooks, booklets, printed publications, catalogues, books and associated teaching materials
D0510251-01 · Spanish design register · disclosed 2011-09-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity of RCD 0034920650001 for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier Spanish design D0510251-01.
- ›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 compared designs were identical apart from an insignificant tonal difference.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested RCD was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay costs.
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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