Invalidity · first instance · 2023-07-05
000114821
Contested design: 005632890-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested registered 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. 005632890-0002 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)
Turkish design for a lighter
201203955-0001 · DesignView · disclosed 2012-08-01
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying in particular on a Turkish prior design later supported on appeal by a DesignView extract.
- ›The holder disputed disclosure of the earlier design and argued the cited material did not prove prior public availability.
- ›The Division, following remittal from the Board, held the DesignView extract proved publication on 2012-08-01 and therefore disclosure under Article 7(1) CDR.
- ›Comparing the lighter designs, the Division found the shared elongated cylindrical body, triangular protrusion and top configuration dominated minor color and detail differences.
- ›The contested RCD lacked individual character, so the application was upheld and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
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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