Invalidity · first instance · 2018-10-30
000010813
Contested design: 001294664-0010
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. 0012946640010 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
Davide Groppi S.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Belizzi 22-20 A, 29122 Piacenza, Italia
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Viabizzuno S.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Romagnoli 10, 40010 Bentivoglio (BO), Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Ares-Vincenza lamp design
01145924-0002 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2009-08-11
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested outdoor lamp lacked novelty and individual character over the earlier Ares-Vincenza design D1 because the stem, cylindrical head and overall proportions were essentially identical.
- ›Holder replied that the broad double-layer circular base and related base differences would dominate the informed user's perception and produce a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of D1 from its 11 August 2009 Community design publication, rejected the novelty attack, but found the base, size and colour differences carried limited weight in use.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested RCD lacked individual character under Article 6; the holder was ordered to reimburse costs.
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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