Invalidity · first instance · 2020-08-12
000110324
Contested design: 006581245-0008
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 6581245-0008 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 shown in the applicant's catalog
Star Gres catalog and invoice · disclosed 2006-11-30
Star Gres 'Savona' tile model shown in the applicant's catalog
Star Gres catalog and invoice · disclosed 2006-11-30
Star Gres 'Villa Toscana' tile model shown in the applicant's catalog
Star Gres catalog
tile
United Kingdom design No 1051901 · DesignView / United Kingdom design publication · disclosed 1988-06-27
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicants argued the contested tile lacked novelty and individual character because Star Gres tile models Ferrara, Savona and Villa Toscana had been produced, advertised and sold before the filing date, and also relied on UK design No 1051901.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division held the undated catalog, invoice, price list, hyperlinks and file-property screenshot did not objectively prove prior disclosure of D1 to D3 under Article 7 CDR.
- ›It accepted publication of UK design No 1051901, but found the contested tile's mosaic square tesserae and grout lines created a different overall impression despite the shared square form and concentric arcs.
- ›The invalidity grounds failed, so the 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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