Invalidity · first instance · 2021-06-22
000112641
Contested design: 006277935-0006
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicant is ordered to pay the holder’s costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se deniega la solicitud de declaración de nulidad del dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado nº 0062779350006. 2. Se condena a la solicitante a que sufrague las costas de la titular, fijadas en 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Colom Bakery Equipment, S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Avenida Enrique Gimeno, 100, 12006 Castellón, España
Represented by
Ana Otero Iglesias
Holder · RCD owner
Cibernética para la panificación S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Camino Els Lladres, 4 y 6, 12550 Almassora (Castellón), España
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Earlier bread-making machine / static proofing chamber model 98 reproduced in Annex 7 and corroborated by Annexes 8, 9 and 19.
Modelo 98 · Revista "entre panes y pastas"; YouTube / CIBERPAN
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued the contested RCD lacked novelty and individual character because similar model 98 bread-making machinery had been disclosed and marketed for years before filing.
- ›The holder maintained the design was new and individually distinctive, disputed the probative value and lawfulness of several emails and witness statements, and said the cited machines differed from the contested design.
- ›The Division found most annexes insufficient or weak on disclosure, but accepted one earlier design, D1, as disclosed through Annex 7 together with Annexes 8, 9 and 19.
- ›Comparing D1 with the contested RCD, the Division held the differences were not insignificant and produced a different overall impression, so novelty and individual character were preserved.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to bear the holder’s costs of EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA
- MemberCarmen SÁNCHEZ PALOMARES
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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