Invalidity · first instance · 2021-05-28
000109286
Contested design: 003069616-0009
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
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 003069616-0009. 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
Soluciones de Iluminación LED S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
C. Sant Joan de la Salle (Ed Technova) nº 42, 3º, 08022 Barcelona, España
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Vibia Lighting, S.L.U.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
C. Progrés, 4, 08850 Gavà, España
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
VIBIA 'Algorithm' hanging lamp composition / collection
archiproducts.com 'Algorithm: Vibia presents new collection designed by Toan Nguyen'; archiportale.com 'Globi luminosi sospesi, disciplinati secondo un ordine matemático: Vibia presenta Algorithm, la nuova collezione firmata Toan Nguyen' · archiproducts.com and archiportale.com · disclosed 2015-04-13
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested lamp design lacked novelty and individual character because VIBIA disclosed the Algorithm collection online on 13 April 2015, outside the grace period.
- ›Holder disputed the reliability and probative value of the web extracts and expert report, arguing disclosure occurred no earlier than 14 April 2015 and in any event was not reasonably knowable.
- ›The Division found documents 3 and 4 objectively proved public online disclosure on 13 April 2015 and that EU lighting-sector circles could reasonably have known of it.
- ›Comparing the prior design with the contested RCD, the Division found only insignificant differences, held the RCD not new under Article 5, and invalidated it in full.
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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