Invalidity · first instance · 2020-07-07
000110163
Contested design: 006581245-0012
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the registered Community design No 65812450012 is declared invalid, and 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. 65812450012 è dichiarato nullo. Il titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese sostenute dal richiedente, fissate a 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Dado Ceramica s.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Sicilia, 21, San Giovanni in Prisceto (BO) Italia
Represented by
Stefano Querzè
Holder · RCD owner
Italcer S.p.A.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Emilia Ovest, 53/A, 42048 Rubiera (RE) Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
"Rock Mosaico Carbone 5x5" tile shown on page 128
DA2197/105 · Antica Ceramica Rubiera 24 catalogo prodotti · disclosed 2012-10-24
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicants sought invalidity of the contested tile design for lack of novelty and individual character and for features dictated solely by technical function.
- ›They relied mainly on the earlier "Rock Mosaico Carbone 5x5" tile shown in a 2012 catalog and price list as prior disclosure.
- ›The holder filed no observations, evidence, or arguments in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the earlier tile had been publicly disclosed before filing and created the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character; the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
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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