Invalidity · first instance · 2020-06-23
000104359
Contested design: 004363588-0001
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(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmusters Nr. 0043635880001 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Piaggio & C. S.P.A.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Viale Rinaldo Piaggio, 25, 56025 Pontedera (PI), Italien
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
e-bility GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Dieselstraße 28, 53424 Remagen, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
Zweiradfahrzeug / Motorroller
Italienische Geschmacksmustereintragung Nr. 83297 · Italy · disclosed 2002-01-04
3D-Darstellung eines Motorrollers
Italienische Marke Nr. 1556520 · Italy · disclosed 2013-09-17
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over Italian design D1 and Italian 3D trademark D2, and also invoked an earlier distinctive sign and Italian copyright in the Vespa scooter shape.
- ›The holder argued the contested scooter design created a different overall impression from D1 and D2, did not use any protectable distinctive sign from D2, and did not reproduce the copyright-protected Vespa features.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted D1 and D2 as disclosed prior rights but found the contested design was not identical and produced a different overall impression, given visible differences in the mudguard, headlamp, step-through area, side panels and rear view.
- ›It also found no likelihood of confusion or use of the earlier distinctive sign, and no unauthorized use of the copyright-protected Vespa core; the invalidity application was therefore rejected in full and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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