Invalidity · first instance · 2019-02-11
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Contested design: 003998467-0004
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered Community design No 0039984670004 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant’s costs fixed at EUR 750.
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The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 0039984670004 is declared invalid. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Studio Italia Design S.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Pialoi 32, 30020 Marcon (Ve), Italy
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Altavola Design Spółka z o.o.
Poland (PL)
Sikorskiego 69 B, 64-980 Trzcianka, Poland
Prior art cited (1)
chandelier
RCD No 002753434-0002 · disclosed 2015-08-14
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier RCD No 002753434-0002.
- ›The holder argued the contested chandelier had distinct colour, ornamentation, and ceiling fixture, and challenged the earlier design evidence.
- ›The Division found novelty was not destroyed because the cut-out shapes and colour differences were not immaterial.
- ›The Division held the common overall structure and spherical lampshades dominated the informed user’s impression, so the contested design lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberJose Antonio GARRIDO OTAOLA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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