Invalidity · first instance · 2020-08-12
000110327
Contested design: 006581245-0017
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity against registered Community design No 6581245-0017 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 6581245-0017 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 tile model "Ferrara"
Star Gres catalog, invoice, and alleged web disclosure · disclosed 2006-11-30
Star Gres tile model "Savona"
Star Gres catalog, invoice, and alleged web disclosure · disclosed 2006-11-30
tile model "Villa Toscana"
Star Gres catalog
tile
United Kingdom design No 1051901 · DesignView / United Kingdom design register · disclosed 1988-06-27
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicants sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on Star Gres tile models Ferrara, Savona and Villa Toscana, plus UK design No 1051901.
- ›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, because the catalog was undated and the invoice, price list, links and screenshots did not reliably show the designs' appearance.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of UK design No 1051901 but held that the contested tile created a different overall impression because of its mosaic square tesserae and grout lines; the invalidity application was rejected.
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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