Invalidity · first instance · 2019-04-17
000010953
Contested design: 002480780-0001
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 0024807800001. 3. Se condena a la titular a que sufrague las costas de la solicitante, que se fijan en 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Poltrona Frau S.p.A.
Italy (IT)
Via Luigi Busnelli 1, 20821 Meda, Italy
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Ascender S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Crta. Sto. Domingo 69, 26280 Ezcaray (La Rioja), España
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
armchair design
Italian design No 69133, subnumbers 69133-6.1 and 69133-6.5 · Italy
armchair design
DM/032283, subnumbers DM/032283-5.1 and DM/032283-5.2 · WIPO international registration with effect in Benelux, Germany and France · disclosed 1995-04-08
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying mainly on earlier Italian and international Pitagora armchair designs and also invoking Article 25(1)(d).
- ›The holder argued the cited Pitagora variants were not identical, many features were function-driven, similar armchairs existed on the market, and the contested design remained new and individual.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the WIPO international design DM/032283 before the filing date, found the contested design not identical to it, but held the differences too minor to change the overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character under Article 6; the Division did not need to assess the remaining prior art or Article 25(1)(d).
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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