Invalidity · first instance · 2024-07-11
000122438
Contested design: 008264824-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, Registered Community Design No 008264824-0003 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. 008264824-0003 è dichiarato nullo. 3. La titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese, fissate a 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Giacomino S.r.l.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Porta Mare, 37, 45100 Rovigo, Italia
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Mobili Fiver S.r.l.
Italy (IT)
Via O. Bottecchia 6, 33087 Pasiano di Pordenone (PN), Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
extendable table shown as 'tavolo impiallacciato rovere nodato con due allunghe da 50 cm al centro', 160x90
ART 1650 · 'Vita' catalog corroborated by invoices to customers in Italy · disclosed 2019-11-06
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on an earlier extendable table design shown in the Vita catalog and corroborated by 2019 invoices.
- ›Holder argued the table sector was crowded and that differences in leg thickness, proportions, inclination, central structure, and tabletop details created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure because the undated catalog was supported by invoices from November 2019, predating the contested design's filing date of 10 November 2020.
- ›Given broad designer freedom for table form, the Division found both designs shared the same essential rectangular split top and X-shaped crossed-leg appearance, with minor differences not decisive.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid for lack of individual character, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberChiara BORACE
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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