Invalidity · first instance · 2025-12-19
000128675
Contested design: 008566814-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 008566814-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Kartell S.p.A.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Noviglio (MI), Italy
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Francesco Petruzzellivia PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Andria, Italy
Prior art cited (1)
chairs [seats]
EU design registration No 001124911-0010 · EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2009-05-05
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier EU chair designs published before the contested filing date.
- ›The holder argued the chairs differ in colour, backrest, armrests, seat structure and leg positioning, and said functional constraints limited the designer's freedom.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted disclosure of earlier EU design registration No 001124911-0010 and found broad designer freedom for chairs apart from basic functionality.
- ›It held the common visible features outweighed the minor differences, so the contested design lacked individual character and was declared invalid with costs against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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