Invalidity · first instance · 2018-12-19
000011061
Contested design: 002437178-0004
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità del disegno/modello comunitario registrato n. 0024371780004 è respinta. 2. La richiedente sopporta l’onere delle spese sostenute dalla titolare, fissate a 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Essity Operations Francevia PDF extraction
France (FR)
Boulevard Victor Hugo 151-161, 93400 Saint Ouen, Francia
Holder · RCD owner
Sofidel S.p.A.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via di Lucia 23, 55016 Porcari (LU), Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
toilet paper ornament
Russian design No 69119 · Russia · disclosed 2009-02-16
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and, in the alternative, individual character over earlier Russian design D1 for toilet paper ornamentation.
- ›The holder argued the compared designs differed materially, especially the flowers versus hearts and the framed white square present only in D1.
- ›The Division accepted D1 as a prior disclosure under Article 7 because it had been published in the Russian design bulletin before the contested RCD filing date.
- ›The Division found the visual differences were not irrelevant for novelty and produced a different overall impression despite broad design freedom for paper ornaments.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to reimburse EUR 400 in representation costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberJose Antonio GARRIDO OTAOLA
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberJessica LEWIS
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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