Invalidity · first instance · 2018-11-28
000010684
Contested design: 003114727-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; registered Community design No 0031147270002 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 0031147270002. 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 and printed catalogues
https://archive.org / www.santacole.com · Internet Archive / Santa & Cole catalogue · disclosed 2014-04-09
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over its earlier Neoromántico Liviano urban bench disclosed before the filing date.
- ›The holder argued that the contested bench remained new and distinctive, citing visible differences and an allegedly crowded sector of similar public benches.
- ›The Division accepted prior disclosure through the applicant's catalogue evidence, rejected the novelty ground, but found broad design freedom and no different overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested RCD lacked individual character under Article 6, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
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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