Invalidity · first instance · 2020-08-12
000110326
Contested design: 006581245-0014
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 6581245-0014 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)
Ferrara tile model
Star Gres catalog and invoice (Annexes 1-A and 1-B) · disclosed 2006-11-30
Savona tile model
Star Gres catalog and invoice (Annexes 1-A and 1-B) · disclosed 2006-11-30
Villa Toscana tile model
Star Gres catalog (Annex 1-A)
tile
UK design No. 1051901 · DesignView / UK design publication · disclosed 1988-06-27
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicants argued the contested tile design lacked novelty and individual character over earlier Star Gres tile models Ferrara, Savona and Villa Toscana, and over UK design No. 1051901.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response.
- ›The Division found the catalog, invoice, price list, links and file screenshots insufficient to prove disclosure of D1 to D3 under Article 7 CDR.
- ›It accepted disclosure of UK design No. 1051901 but found the contested design created a different overall impression because of its mosaic square tesserae and grout pattern.
- ›The invalidity 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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