Invalidity · first instance · 2018-10-09
000011246
Contested design: 002945238-0001
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(it)
La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità è accolta. Il disegno/modello comunitario registrato n. 0029452380001 è dichiarato nullo. La titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese sostenute dalla richiedente, fissate a 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Ottaviani S.r.l.
Italy (IT)
Strada consortile agglomerato industriale-strada secondaria A/5, 04014 Pontinia (LT), Italia
Represented by
Giacomo Ciammaglichella
Holder · RCD owner
Orogelvia PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
via Dismano 2830, Fraz. Pievesestina, 47522 Cesena, Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
images of an artichoke heart shown in technical notes submitted by the applicant
https://.static.fanpage.it · fanpage.it · disclosed 2014-03-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the frozen artichoke-heart design lacked novelty and individual character, reflected the natural form of an artichoke, and was also challenged under Articles 3 and 8 CDR.
- ›The holder argued that its mechanically processed product had harmonious, symmetrical features, that the applicant's evidence was unreliable, and that industrial and product constraints limited design freedom.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the 23 March 2014 fanpage.it web images as prior disclosure, rejected the novelty ground, but found the common structural features dominated the overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character; the RCD was declared invalid and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberJose Antonio GARRIDO OTAOLA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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