Invalidity · first instance · 2020-09-08
000107520
Contested design: 005260130-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested registered Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
1. La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità è accolta. 2. Il disegno/modello comunitario registrato n. 5260130-0001 è dichiarato nullo. 3. Il titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese sostenute dal richiedente fissate a 750 EUR
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Silentsystem Españavia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Carrer doctor Gil i Morte 24, 46007 Valencia, Spagna
Holder · RCD owner
Frgroup Società a Responsabilità Limitata Semplificatavia PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via dei barberi 106, 58100 Grosseto (GR), Italia
Prior art cited (1)
headphones identified as RF-409
http://go-on.cn/index.php/product.html ; http://go-on.cn/index.php/Silent-Disco-Headphones/467.html ; RF-409 · Internet Archive / go-on.cn · disclosed 2016-10-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on the earlier RF-409 headphones disclosed online before the filing date.
- ›The holder denied that the evidence proved disclosure, argued the compared headphones differed in logo, colour and buttons, and said technical constraints limited design freedom.
- ›The Division accepted the Internet Archive pages as reliable prior disclosure under Article 7 and found the Chinese website could reasonably become known to specialized EU circles.
- ›Comparing the overall impressions, the Division found only minor differences and held that the contested design lacked individual character, so the application succeeded in full.
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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