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.
Italy (IT)
Via Civita Castellana SNC, 01030 Castel Sant'Elia (VT), Italy
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Ceramica Cielo S.p.A.
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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