Invalidity · first instance · 2018-10-24
000010792
Contested design: 003421619-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of Registered Community design No 003421619-0001 is rejected, and the applicant is ordered to bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se deniega la solicitud de declaración de nulidad del dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado nº 003421619-0001. 2. Se condena al solicitante a que sufrague las costas del titular, fijadas en 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Distribuciones Quesos Latinos S.A.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
calle Princesa nº 49, 1º derecha, 28008 Madrid, España
Represented by
Judith Ibañez Alonso
Holder · RCD owner
Quesos Campo Latino S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
calle Gran Vía nº 78, 28013 Madrid, España
Prior art cited (6)
Two earlier label images for cheese products
JR Quesos Latinos cheese label image
Facebook post · Facebook · disclosed 2012-02-16
JR Quesos Latinos cheese label image
Facebook post · Facebook · disclosed 2012-02-17
JR Quesos Latinos cheese label image
Facebook post · Facebook · disclosed 2012-02-17
JR Quesos Latinos cheese label image
Facebook post · Facebook · disclosed 2012-02-17
Image of a delivery van associated with the earlier labels
Facebook post · Facebook · disclosed 2014-05-09
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, arguing that the contested cheese label copied earlier JR Quesos Latinos labels and related marketing materials.
- ›The holder argued the applicant had no relevant earlier design rights, the court documents were not decisive, the label was new, and the cited common elements were banal within dairy-product labels.
- ›The Division held that the undated label images, Facebook screenshots, court pleadings, and hearing recording did not provide concrete and objective proof that a specific earlier design had been publicly disclosed before filing.
- ›Because prior disclosure under Article 7 was not established, the invalidity grounds under Articles 5 and 6 failed and the application was rejected with costs against the applicant.
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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