Invalidity · first instance · 2020-05-08
000109242
Contested design: 005419504-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld; registered Community design No 0054195040001 is declared invalid; the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità è accolta. Il disegno/modello comunitario registrato n. 0054195040001 è dichiarato nullo. La titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese sostenute dalla richiedente, fissate a 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaftvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Petuelring 130, 80788 Monaco di Baviera, Germania
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Lamas Group S.r.l.svia PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Traccia a Poggioreale 540, 80143 Napoli, Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Mini Cooper Bianca toy car design shown on the Facebook page of Lamas Toys S.r.l.
Facebook page of Lamas Toys S.r.l. · disclosed 2016-07-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, arguing the toy-car design had been publicly disclosed online before the July 5, 2018 filing date.
- ›It relied on company records and a Facebook post from Lamas Toys S.r.l. dated July 18, 2016 showing a white Mini Cooper toy car design.
- ›The holder filed no response, so the Division assessed only the applicant's evidence and the legal requirements for disclosure and novelty.
- ›The Division accepted the Facebook disclosure as public prior art, found the compared designs identical, and declared the contested RCD invalid with costs against the holder.
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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