Invalidity · first instance · 2021-11-17
000114801
Contested design: 005632890-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity 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 o modello comunitario registrato n. 005632890-0001 è respinta. 2. Il richiedente sopporta l’onere delle spese del 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, Roma, Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Turkish lighter design registration
201203955-0001
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character based on Turkish design registration No 201203955-0001 and argued broad designer freedom in lighters.
- ›The holder denied adequate proof of disclosure in the EU, argued designer freedom is constrained in pocket lighters, and said the designs create different overall impressions.
- ›The Division held the filed Turkish registration extract did not prove where and when the earlier design was published, so disclosure under Article 7 was not established.
- ›Because disclosure of the only invoked earlier design was unproven, the invalidity application under Article 25(1)(b) and Article 4(1) was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M BENEDETTI - ALOISI
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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