Invalidity · first instance · 2020-01-21
000104179
Contested design: 003760123-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
1. La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità del disegno/modello comunitario registrato n. 0037601230001 è respinta. 2. La richiedente sopporta l’onere delle spese sostenute dalla titolare, fissate a 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Stuff & Things Ltd.via PDF extraction
Hong Kong (HK)
Unit 3005-7, 30/F Saxon Tower 7 Cheung Shun Street, Hong Kong
Represented by
Annika Romano
Holder · RCD owner
Alanui S.r.l.
Italy (IT)
Via D. Manin 13, 20121 Milano, Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (4)
cardigan
www.vogue.it/collezioni-autunno-inverno-2014-15 · Vogue Italia
cardigan
Instagram · disclosed 2016-10-04
cardigan
Instagram · disclosed 2016-11-22
cardigan
Instagram · disclosed 2016-12-02
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character, arguing the contested cardigan had been disclosed earlier on Instagram and that similar fringed, Native American-inspired cardigans were already on the market.
- ›The holder argued the cited earlier models created different overall impressions, many annexes were undated or irrelevant, and the contested design had distinctive features in its cut, fringe border, colors, and decorative motifs.
- ›The Division found most annexes insufficient to prove prior disclosure and accepted only four earlier disclosures, including one Vogue website extract and three Instagram screenshots dated before the filing date.
- ›Comparing those earlier cardigans with the contested design, the Division held that differences in decoration, color combinations, and fringe placement produced a different overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The invalidity application was therefore rejected and costs of EUR 400 were awarded against the applicant.
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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