Invalidity · first instance · 2018-11-28
000010682
Contested design: 003114727-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested registered Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. Se declara nulo el dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado nº 0031147270001. Se condena al titular a que sufrague las costas del solicitante, que se fijan en 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Santa & Cole Neoseries S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Parc de Belloch Ctra. C-251, km 5,6, 08430 La Roca del Vallés, España
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Novatilu, SLUvia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Av del Mar 5, P.I. del Mediterráneo, 46550 Albuixech, España
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Neoromántico Liviano urban bench shown in the applicant's digital catalogue
https://archive.org / www.santacole.com · Internet Archive capture of Santa & Cole website · disclosed 2014-04-09
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested bench lacked novelty and individual character over its earlier Neoromántico Liviano urban bench disclosed since 2010.
- ›The holder said the sector followed a dominant classical trend and that differences in slat widths, backrest, legs, and armrests made the design new and distinctive.
- ›The Division accepted prior disclosure through the applicant's archived website catalogue from 9 April 2014 and found the holder's market-saturation evidence unpersuasive.
- ›It rejected the novelty claim because the differences were not insignificant, but found the overall impressions too similar given the creator's broad design freedom.
- ›The application was upheld for lack of individual character, the RCD was invalidated in full, and costs were awarded against the holder.
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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