Invalidity · first instance · 2021-04-08
000110671
Contested design: 001453666-0007
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must 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 001453666-0007. 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)
PRENN bathroom furniture design shown in Naxani catalogs and February 2015 public price list
PRENN · Naxani public price list and product catalogs · disclosed 2015-02-01
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested bathroom furniture design lacked novelty and individual character because the holder had already disclosed the PRENN design in catalogs, trade fairs, and a February 2015 price list.
- ›The holder disputed the evidential value and dating of the catalogs and price list, and argued the compared designs were not identical and created a different overall impression.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the late-filed February 2015 price list as complementary evidence linked to the earlier catalogs and found the PRENN design had been publicly disclosed before the grace period.
- ›Comparing the disclosures, the Division found only immaterial differences, held the designs identical for novelty purposes, and concluded the contested RCD lacked novelty under Article 5.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld in full, the RCD was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
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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