Invalidity · first instance · 2021-04-29
000113061
Contested design: 000363486-0009
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; the contested registered Community design 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 000363486-0009. 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 (2)
Tarifa de precios de CANALÓN, S.A., COBRE, que incluye el diseño anterior de canalón
CANALÓN, S.A.
Tarifa de precios de CANALÓN, S.A., ZINC TITATIO, que incluye el diseño anterior de canalón
CANALÓN, S.A.
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying in particular on 2004 CANALÓN, S.A. price lists showing an earlier gutter design.
- ›The holder asked for rejection, argued the design had long been authorized and commercialized, invoked prior Spanish court judgments, and said its drawings were adapted to customer technical requirements.
- ›The Division held the late Article 8 technical-function plea inadmissible, found the 2004 price lists valid prior disclosures outside the grace-period exception, and treated the designer's freedom as broad.
- ›Comparing the earlier disclosed gutter profile with the contested design, the Division found only minor curvature and rounding differences and concluded both created the same overall impression on the informed user.
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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