Invalidity · first instance · 2021-04-08
000110669
Contested design: 001453666-0005
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder is ordered to pay the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. 2. Se declara nulo el dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado nº 001453666-0005. 3. Se condena al titular a que sufrague las costas del solicitante, que se fijan en 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Jaime Daniel Steelsvia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Calle Junta de los Caminos, 47, 29190 Málaga, España
Represented by
Alicia Álvarez Gorris
Holder · RCD owner
Naxani Design, S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Avda. de la Libertad, 38, 46600 Alzira (Valencia), España
Represented by
Sandra Santos Rodríguez
Prior art cited (1)
Naxani ELYSÉE bathroom furniture model
Naxani public price list and product catalog · disclosed 2015-02-01
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the bathroom-furniture design lacked novelty and individual character because the holder had disclosed the ELYSÉE model in catalogs, fairs, and a February 2015 price list before the grace period.
- ›Holder challenged the applicant's evidence as undated or unreliable and argued the compared designs were not identical and created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division admitted the February 2015 public price list as complementary evidence linked to the earlier catalog and accepted it as reliable proof of prior disclosure.
- ›Comparing the claimed features only, the Division found the contested RCD identical to the earlier ELYSÉE bathroom furniture composition, with only insignificant extra elements in the prior disclosure.
- ›The application succeeded on lack of novelty under Article 5, so the Division did not need to assess individual character under Article 6.
Deciding panel
- MemberÁlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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