Invalidity · first instance · 2018-10-16
000010624
Contested design: 001762337-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0017623370001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Bilka Steel SRL
Romania (RO)
17 Henri Coanda Street, City of Brasov, Brasov County, Romania
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Rautaruukki OYJvia PDF extraction
Finland (FI)
Panuntie 11, 00620 Helsinki, Finland
Represented by
Prior art cited (6)
roof tile design of Dachpoll exhibited at BUDMA trade fair
Polish design No 16621 · BUDMA trade fair, Poznan, Poland · disclosed 2010-01-19
roof tile design
Swedish design No 75217 · Swedish Patent Office · disclosed 2002-10-02
partial perspective view of a roof construction
US patent No 4498267 · United States patent publication · disclosed 1985-02-12
Ludlow Major roof tiles
Marley Eternit catalogue · disclosed 2009-06-01
Lindum roof tiles
Standtoft catalogue · disclosed 2009-11-01
Verde Industries Core Drill Roof Tile video showing roof tiles
YouTube · disclosed 2009-11-16
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on six earlier roof-tile designs and disclosures.
- ›The holder disputed disclosure of D1 and argued that none of the earlier designs was identical to or created the same overall impression as the contested RCD.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure only for D3 to D6, finding D1 and D2 insufficiently proven or inadequately represented under Article 7 CDR.
- ›It found no identical prior design and concluded that the contested roof-tile design produced a different overall impression from the closest prior designs.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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