Invalidity · first instance · 2020-08-12
000109821
Contested design: 006581245-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicants 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 6581245-0001 è respinta. 2. I richiedenti sopportano l’onere delle spese sostenute dal titolare, fissate a 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
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 (4)
Star-Gres "Ferrara" tile shown in applicant catalog and alleged earlier sales/web disclosure.
Star-Gres catalog / invoice / alleged web links
Star-Gres "Savona" tile cited as earlier tile design.
Star-Gres catalog / invoice / alleged web links
Star-Gres "Villa Toscana" tile cited from the same catalog.
Star-Gres catalog
tile
United Kingdom design No 1051901 · DesignView / United Kingdom · disclosed 1988-06-27
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicants sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier Star-Gres tile designs D1 to D3 and UK design D4.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response.
- ›The Division found the evidence for D1 to D3 insufficient to prove prior disclosure, but accepted publication of UK design D4 through the DesignView extract.
- ›Comparing D4 with the contested tile, the Division held that the mosaic square tesserae and grout lines created a different overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The invalidity grounds under Article 25(1)(b) failed, so the application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicants.
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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