Invalidity · first instance · 2020-02-13
000105501
Contested design: 001869223-0002
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0018692230002 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. 0018692230002 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
A.M.O.S. Design s.ro.via PDF extraction
Czechia (CZ)
Beethvenova 641/9, 60200 Brno, Repubblica Ceca
Represented by
Oktavian Kocian
Holder · RCD owner
FI.MA di Masini e Figli S.r.l.
Italy (IT)
Via Maresciallo Tito 65/A, Montecavolo di Quattro Castella (RE), Italia
Represented by
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested RCD was only a generic scheme suggesting a final product and therefore did not satisfy the definition of a design under Article 3(a) CDR.
- ›The holder replied that the registration views clearly showed a modular bench design, that their simplicity reflected the product's geometry, and that the representations complied with common practice for design views.
- ›The Division held that the applicant had provided no concrete facts or evidence showing that the contested RCD failed to meet Article 3 CDR and treated the Prague court case as irrelevant to the invalidity ground.
- ›The applicant's later individual-character argument was rejected as raised too late, so the Article 25(1)(a) invalidity claim failed and the application was dismissed with costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberJessica LEWIS
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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