Invalidity · first instance · 2022-03-24
000111141
Contested design: 001224729-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
1. La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità è accolta. 2. Il disegno o modello comunitario registrato n. 001224729-0002 è dichiarato nullo. 3. La titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese, fissate a 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Pure Milk Vodka Ltdvia PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
141 Wardour Street, Londra, Regno Unito
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Vetreria Etrusca, S.p.A.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Maremmana, 70, 50056 Montelupo Fiorentino (FI) Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Bottle shown on an Internet Archive capture of the SKS Bottle website, referred to as 'Glass Bottles, Frosted Glass Rounds w/ Lined Aluminium Caps'
http://www.sks-bottle.com · Internet Archive / sks-bottle.com · disclosed 2009-09-27
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier bottle disclosures, including an archived SKS Bottle webpage predating the filing.
- ›The holder argued the sector should be limited to industrial cylindrical bottles, designer freedom was constrained, and the earlier bottles differed in proportions, shoulders, and bottom shape.
- ›The Division found the relevant product sector was bottles within containers, designer freedom remained broad, and the Internet Archive evidence proved prior disclosure before 14 July 2010.
- ›It held the differences were minor, the overall impression matched the earlier bottle, and the contested design lacked individual character, so invalidity was granted with costs against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- 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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