Invalidity · first instance · 2018-10-29
000011211
Contested design: 004371888-0003
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, the contested registered 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. 0043718880003 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
ESG Edelmetall-Service GmbH & Co. KG
Germany (DE)
Gewerbering 29b, 76287 Rheinstetten, Germania
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
EURONUMMUS S.p.A.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Viale Luigi Majno 10, 20129 Milano, Italia
Represented by
Viviana Carini
Prior art cited (4)
rectangular bullion bar subdivided into 2 x 5 miniature bars
Goldtafel-CombiBar; product code 10202176 · edelmetall-handel.de and sales invoices · disclosed 2014-04-29
rectangular bullion bar subdivided into 2 x 5 miniature bars
Cook Islands; product code 02012120 · edelmetall-handel.de and sales invoices · disclosed 2012-05-17
rectangular bullion bar subdivided into 2 x 5 miniature bars
Silbertafel; product code 10202954 · edelmetall-handel.de and sales invoices · disclosed 2016-05-11
bullion bar shown on a product webpage
Silbertafel Valcambi; product code 10202834 · edelmetall-handel.de
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(b) CDR, arguing the contested bullion-bar design lacked novelty and individual character over prior designs D1 to D4 marketed before filing.
- ›The holder requested a stay based on Milan court proceedings but filed no observations on disclosure or the substantive invalidity grounds.
- ›The Division found the applicant had proved prior disclosure of the earlier bullion-bar designs and compared D1 with the contested design for reasons of procedural economy.
- ›Novelty was not disproved, but the shared rectangular 2 x 5 segmented layout dominated the overall impression, so the design lacked individual character and was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberJessica Norma LEWIS
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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