Invalidity · first instance · 2021-04-19
000111081
Contested design: 001809138-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
1. La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità del disegno/modello comunitario registrato n. 0018091380001 è respinta. 2. La richiedente sopporta l’onere delle spese sostenute dalla titolare, fissate a 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Flamagas S.A.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Metalúrgia 38-42, 08038 Barcellona, Spagna
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
MatMind S.r.l.
Italy (IT)
Via degli Olmetti 46, 00060 Formello, Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
three-dimensional 'CLIPPER' lighter mark
EUTM No 004758652 · EU Trade Marks Bulletin · disclosed 2006-12-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character based on the earlier three-dimensional EU trade mark 'CLIPPER' disclosed before the contested RCD's filing date.
- ›The holder argued the challenge was unfounded and that the compared lighters shared only a rounded shape while differing in their other visible design features.
- ›The Division accepted the earlier mark's publication as a valid disclosure and assessed individual character from the informed user's perspective with broad design freedom for lighters.
- ›It found the contested design created a different overall impression because of multiple structural and visual differences, so the invalidity application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- 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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