Invalidity · first instance · 2020-11-04
000107860
Contested design: 006277935-0004
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0062779350004 is rejected, and the applicant is ordered to pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se deniega la solicitud de declaración de nulidad del dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado nº 0062779350004. 2. Se condena al solicitante a que sufrague las costas del titular, fijadas en 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Colom Bakery Equipment, S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Avenida Enrique Gimeno, 100, 12006 Castellón, España
Represented by
Ana Otero Iglesias
Holder · RCD owner
Cibernética para la panificación S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Camino Els Lladres, 4 y 6, 12550 Almassora (Castellón), España
Represented by
Prior art cited (6)
Prior bread-making machine design from the disclosed model 93 / annexes 7-17.
Annexes 7-17
Prior bread-making machine design from the disclosed model 93 / annexes 7-17.
Annexes 7-17
Prior bread-making machine design from the disclosed model 93 / annexes 7-17; the reproduced view bears the MASPANVA mark.
Annexes 7-17
Prior bread-making machine design from the disclosed model 93 / annexes 7-17.
Annexes 7-17
Prior bread-making machine design from the disclosed model 93 / annexes 7-17.
Annexes 7-17
Prior bread-making machine design from the disclosed model 93 / annexes 7-17.
Annexes 7-17
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, arguing the contested bread-making machine had long been disclosed through model 93 materials and other earlier machines.
- ›The holder argued the design remained new and individual, challenged the reliability and legality of several emails and declarations, and said the cited images were insufficient for proper comparison.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure only for D1-D6 drawn from the model 93 / annexes 7-17 evidence, but found none of those earlier designs identical to the contested RCD.
- ›The Division also found the contested design produced a different overall impression because the lower support structure materially differed, so the invalidity application was rejected and costs awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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