Invalidity · first instance · 2024-02-21
000120098
Contested design: 006291696-0009
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered Community design No 006291696-0009 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. 006291696-0009 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
Zava s.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via dell'Industria, 43bis, 31041 Cornuda – Treviso Italia
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Panzeri Carlo s.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Mameli, 11, 20851 Lissone (MB) Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Earlier lighting apparatus design "Rings anello ⌀400" / "Rings sospensione orizzontale D40 cm".
commercial sale corroborated by a 2014 catalog and 2014 technical drawings · disclosed 2016-06-30
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based mainly on its earlier "Rings" lighting design disclosed before the contested filing date.
- ›The holder argued the contested lamp had distinctive internal-step and lighting-body features and that a crowded prior art field reduced the designer's freedom.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier Rings design through the contract, catalog, technical drawings, and invoice, and found no proven market crowding limiting design freedom.
- ›Comparing the registered representations, the Division found the designs shared the same overall circular ring form and proportions; minor internal-line differences did not change the overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b), so the RCD was declared invalid and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- 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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