Invalidity · first instance · 2020-02-27
000109121
Contested design: 006079588-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; the contested registered Community design No 006079588-0001 is declared invalid and the holder is ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. Se declara nulo el dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado nº 006079588-0001. Se condena al titular a que sufrague las costas del solicitante, que se fijan en 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Federal Signal Vama. S.A.Uvia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Dr. Ferrán, 7, 08339 Vilassar de Dalt, Barcelona, España
Represented by
Javier Ungría López
Holder · RCD owner
Osstan Iluminacion, S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Pol. Industrial nº 1 de Cabanillas del Campo, c/Francisco de Medina y Mendoza Parcela 7, Naves 20 y 21, 19171 Cabanillas del Campo (Guadalajara), España
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
puente exterior de luces para vehículos
D0518688-01 · Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas
luces de señalización para vehículos
D0529033-01 · Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier Spanish designs D1 and D2 for vehicle light bars.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted D1 and D2 as prior disclosures, found the novelty claim under Article 5 unproven, but considered D1 the closest prior design for individual character.
- ›Given the shared V-shape, dimensions, colors, and overall configuration, the informed user would receive the same overall impression; the design was therefore invalidated under Article 25(1)(b) and Article 6.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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