Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-27
000127735
Contested design: 008594097-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the registered EU design No 008594097-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 350.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
1. La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità è accolta. 2. Il disegno o modello dell’UE registrato n. 008594097-0001 è dichiarato nullo. 3. La titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese, fissate a 350 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €350
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Michael Plüschkevia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Berlino, Germania
Holder · RCD owner
Cattelan Italia S.p.A.via PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Carre' (VI), Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Extracts from the 'Eforma design italiano' catalog showing the 'ALMA' sideboard surface pattern on page 371.
Eforma design italiano
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested surface pattern lacked novelty and individual character because an Italian company's January 2021 catalog already showed a very similar or identical 'ALMA' sideboard surface.
- ›The holder was invited to comment on the invalidity application but filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted the catalog extracts as evidence of prior disclosure before the 1 July 2021 filing date and found the compared patterns created the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid for lack of individual character, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 350 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberChiara BORACE
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- 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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