Invalidity · first instance · 2023-07-05
000114801
Contested design: 005632890-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested Community design 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. 005632890-0001 è dichiarato nullo. 3. Il titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese, fissate a 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
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)
lighter
Turkish design No. 201203955-0001 · DesignView · disclosed 2012-08-01
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying in particular on earlier Turkish design No. 201203955-0001.
- ›Holder disputed disclosure and denied that the earlier design created the same overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted the DesignView extract as sufficient proof of disclosure and found the designer’s freedom not highly constrained for lighters.
- ›It held that the shared elongated transparent cylindrical body, triangular protrusion, and overall configuration produced the same overall impression, so the RCD lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico DERRICO
- 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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