Invalidity · first instance · 2020-08-12
000109861
Contested design: 006581245-0004
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of RCD No 6581245-0004 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. 6581245-0004 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 model
Star Gres catalog / invoice / web links · disclosed 2006-11-30
Star Gres "Savona" tile model
Star Gres catalog / invoice / file-property screenshot / web links · disclosed 2006-11-30
Star Gres "Villa Toscana" tile model
Star Gres catalog
tile
UK design No 1051901 · DesignView / UK design publication · disclosed 1988-06-27
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicants sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying mainly on the earlier Star Gres Ferrara tile and a UK tile design.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the evidence for D1 to D3 insufficient to prove prior disclosure, but accepted publication of UK design No 1051901 as prior art.
- ›Comparing the contested tile with D4, the Division held that the mosaic square tesserae and grout lines create a different overall impression, so the contested design has individual character.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicants were ordered to pay EUR 400 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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