Invalidity · first instance · 2024-07-11
000122478
Contested design: 008264824-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD 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. 008264824-0002 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)
table support / table identified in the 'Vita' catalog as 'Tavolo Impiallacciato Rovere Nodato'
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, relying on an earlier table design shown in the undated 'Vita' catalog and corroborating 2019 invoices.
- ›Holder argued the furniture sector is crowded and that differences in leg inclination, proportions, and the hollow central body created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier design because the catalog was corroborated by pre-filing invoices and the holder did not rebut their validity.
- ›Given the designer's broad freedom, the Division found the shared crossed-leg configuration and overall form produced the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld; the contested design was declared invalid and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
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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