Invalidity · first instance · 2019-09-27
000103419
Contested design: 002187997-0004
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità è accolta. Il disegno/modello comunitario registrato n. 0021879970004 è dichiarato nullo. Il titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese sostenute dal richiedente, fissate a 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Park B.V.
Netherlands (NL)
Prof. J.H. Bavincklaan 2, 1183 AT Amstelveen, Olanda
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Union Industries S.p.A.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via 2 Giugno 1946, 80, 13866 Masserano (BI), Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
non-woven fabrics
RCD No 00419247-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2006-01-24
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based, inter alia, on earlier RCD No 00419247-0001 showing the same repeating dotted hexagon pattern.
- ›The holder argued the informed user would notice the different size, spacing and bonding area of the dots, producing a different visual impression and reflecting functional softness differences.
- ›The Division found the earlier RCD was validly disclosed, the author enjoyed broad freedom, and the common repeating hexagonal motif dominated over the minor differences in dot size, spacing and tilt.
- ›The contested design lacked individual character under Article 6 RDC, so the invalidity application was upheld and the holder was ordered to pay costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberJessica LEWIS
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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