Invalidity · first instance · 2021-04-29
000113026
Contested design: 000363486-0020
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD 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 000363486-0020. 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
Canalones Novokanal, S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Calle de Huelva, 6 Nave 5, Pol. Ind. La Carrehuela, 28343 Valdemoro (Madrid), España
Represented by
Javier Ungría López
Holder · RCD owner
Canalones Castilla S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Calle Embalse n°5, 28607 El Álamo (Madrid), España
Prior art cited (1)
Price lists showing the earlier gutter and downpipe design
CANALÓN, S.A. price lists
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character, relying on earlier 2004 CANALÓN, S.A. price lists showing the same gutter and downpipe design.
- ›Holder asked for rejection, argued the design had been authorised and previously enforced in Spanish court proceedings, and said its drawings were adapted to customer technical requirements.
- ›The Division held the Article 8 technical-function ground inadmissible because it was raised only later, not in the original invalidity application.
- ›On the merits, the Division accepted prior disclosure under Article 7 and found the compared designs created the same overall impression despite minor groove differences.
- ›The application was upheld in full, the contested RCD was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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