Invalidity · first instance · 2022-06-15
000114741
Contested design: 001464002-0001
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
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 001464002-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
NIC, S.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Civita Castellana SNC, 01030 Castel Sant'Elia (VT), Italy
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), Italy
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Antonio Lupi Design 'BESPOKE' suspended wash-stand / bathroom furniture set
archiproducts.com extracts and Instagram post by antoniolupidesign · archiproducts.com and Instagram · disclosed 2016-09-05
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested bathroom wash-stand lacked novelty and individual character over earlier BESPOKE designs disclosed before 22/09/2017.
- ›Holder argued the application was inadmissible, the prior designs and disclosure dates were insufficiently identified, and the contested RCD remained new and individual.
- ›The Division found Annex 5, supported by the 05/09/2016 Instagram screenshot in Annex 29, adequately identified and disclosed an earlier BESPOKE wash-stand.
- ›Because the designs created the same overall impression despite minor differences, the contested RCD lacked individual character and was declared invalid with costs against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENÉ
Decision files
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| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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