Invalidity · first instance · 2023-10-23
000114111
Contested design: 001945783-0001
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)
La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità è accolta. Il disegno o modello comunitario registrato n. 001945783-0001 è dichiarato nullo. Il titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese, fissate a 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Madara Agro Ltd.via PDF extraction
Bulgaria (BG)
No.1 Madara blvd., j.k. Industrialen, 9700 Shumen Bulgaria
Represented by
Kostadin Manev
Holder · RCD owner
Maschio Gaspardo S.p.A.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Marcello, 73, 35011 Campodarsego (PD) Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Dante Macchine dissodatore DSM 36 / DSM 36 I
Dante Macchine brochure for the EIMA exhibition · disclosed 2010-11-10
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity of the agricultural-machine design for lack of novelty and individual character under Article 25(1)(b) CDR.
- ›Holder argued D5 was not clearly disclosed and that differences in the transverse beam and plate shapes created a different overall impression.
- ›After remand, the Division accepted D5's disclosure based on the dated EIMA brochure read with supplemental exhibits identifying the same Dante Macchine model.
- ›The Division found both subsoiler designs shared the same overall proportions, beams, columns and teeth, so the contested design lacked individual character.
- ›The application was upheld in full; the RCD was declared invalid 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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