Invalidity · first instance · 2019-09-26
000106260
Contested design: 004129807-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
La demande en nullité est accueillie. Le dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 0041298070001 est déclaré nul. La titulaire supporte les frais exposés par la demanderesse, fixés à 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Tecno Edil Sistem S.p.a.
Italy (IT)
via Pastenelle n.3, 84084 Fisciano, Italie
Represented by
Giustino Sisto
Holder · RCD owner
Laurent Allouchevia PDF extraction
France (FR)
7 Grand rue 62450 Fremicourt, France
Represented by
Prior art cited (4)
Italian utility model for the Fugatrice mortar joint applicator/tool.
0000273069 · Italy · disclosed 2011-03-30
Internet Archive capture of the Fugatrici product page showing multiple views of the product.
http://www.orsiflaviosrl.com/fugatrici.htm · Internet Archive / orsiflaviosrl.com · disclosed 2010-04-30
Sales of the Fugatrice product to Orsi Flavio S.R.L., supported by a sworn declaration of Flavio Orsi dated 2012-09-24.
Invoices dated 2009-11-12 and 2009-11-27; product no. 2140034 · Italy / Orsi Flavio S.R.L. · disclosed 2009-11-12
Sales of the Fugatrice product to Coverfrance S.A.R.L., represented by the contested design holder.
Invoices dated from 2016-12-23 to 2017-11-28; product no. 2140034 · Coverfrance S.A.R.L. · disclosed 2016-12-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the holder had unlawfully filed the contested design despite a distribution relationship and that the design lacked novelty and individual character.
- ›The applicant relied on an Italian utility model, an archived website page, and invoices with supporting declarations showing earlier disclosure and sales of the Fugatrice product.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the earlier Fugatrice disclosure proven and held that the contested design created the same overall impression on the informed user, so it lacked individual character.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld, the contested RCD was declared invalid, and costs of EUR 750 were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberJessica Norma LEWIS
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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