Invalidity · first instance · 2019-01-15
000011224
Contested design: 004378917-0018
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay 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. 0043789170018 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
Saverglassvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
Rue de la Gare 3, 60960 Feuquieres, Francia
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Bruni Glass S.p.A.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
viale C. Colombo 12/14
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
bottiglie (modello anteriore Captain Hook)
disegno comunitario n. 003477322-0001 · Bollettino dei disegni comunitari · disclosed 2016-11-22
estratto del sito web rappresentante il modello anteriore di bottiglia Captain Hook
www.saverglass.fr · www.saverglass.fr
scheda prodotto del modello anteriore Captain Hook
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier Community design No 003477322-0001 and supporting website and product-sheet evidence.
- ›The holder argued the comparison must focus on the registered representations and that differences in the neck, shoulder, handle opening, taper, and base created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division found the earlier design was sufficiently disclosed through its EUIPO publication and rejected the novelty ground because the differences were not irrelevant.
- ›It nevertheless held that the shared bottle shape features dominated the overall impression, the designer's freedom was broad, and the contested design lacked individual character.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld, the RCD was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to reimburse EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberJessica LEWIS
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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