Invalidity · first instance · 2021-04-08
000112601
Contested design: 007807631-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0078076310001 is rejected.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
SC Depozitul de Tabla International S.r.l.via PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
Bulevardul Galati, nr. 25, bloc R6, scara 1, etaj parter, ap. 2, Galati, jud. Galati, Romania
Holder · RCD owner
Bilka Steel SRLvia PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
17 Henri Coanda Street, City of Brasov, Brasov County, Romania
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
metal panel for fences
Community design registration No 0053167910001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2018-06-29
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested fence-panel design lacked novelty and individual character and conflicted with earlier RCD No 0053167910001.
- ›The holder responded that the panel top, number and shape of grooves and protrusions, and overall outline differed materially from the earlier design.
- ›The Division held Article 25(1)(d) CDR did not apply because the earlier design had been published before the contested filing date, then compared overall impressions under Articles 6 and 5 CDR.
- ›It found visible differences in the top shape, the number and pattern of protrusions and grooves, and the straight versus curved outline, so the contested RCD had individual character and novelty.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
Decision files
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