Invalidity · first instance · 2022-03-02
000114781
Contested design: 003064237-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application 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 003064237-0001 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
NICvia PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Civita Castellana snc, 01030 Castel Sant'Elia (VT), Italia
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Ceramica Cielo S.p.A.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Falerina km 7.800, 01034 Fabrica di Roma (Viterbo), Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (5)
Incantho line countertop washbasin on angular support frame with side towel rail
https://www.comeristrutturarelacasa.it · comeristrutturarelacasa.it · disclosed 2015-10-20
Incantho line countertop washbasin with basin and towel rail positioned opposite the contested design
https://www.elledecor.com/it · elledecor.com/it · disclosed 2015-10-15
Smaller Incantho line countertop washbasin with centrally placed basin and towel rail
https://www.youtube.com · YouTube video "Cersaie 2015" · disclosed 2015-10-14
Incantho line countertop washbasin shown in different colours at Cersaie 2015
https://www.dostudio.org · dostudio.org / Cersaie 2015
Incantho 5 washbasin model reproduced in the Globo Incantho 2016 catalog
Globo Incantho 2016 catalog · Globo Incantho 2016 catalog
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier Incantho washbasin disclosures from 2015 and a 2016 Globo catalog.
- ›The holder argued the application was inadmissible or unproven, challenged the reliability of the internet evidence, and maintained the contested design remained novel and individually distinctive.
- ›The Division held the specific Annex 7 catalog model was not proven disclosed before 11 April 2016, but accepted D1 to D4 from Annexes 2, 3, 4 and 9 as public disclosures.
- ›Comparing the contested design mainly with D1, the Division found visible differences in the basin size, front drawers, open support structure, lack of lower shelf, and absence of a side towel rail.
- ›The prior designs did not create the same overall impression on the informed user, so the invalidity application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberMichele M BENEDETTI - ALOISI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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