Invalidity · first instance · 2026-05-15
000130246
Contested design: 002045252-0009
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 720.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
1. La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità è accolta. 2. Il disegno o modello dell’UE registrato n. 002045252-0009 è dichiarato nullo. 3. Il titolare sopporta l’onere delle spese, fissate a 720 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Moldeados Plásticos Alber S.L.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Granada, Spagna
Represented by
Ignacio De La Vega Encinas
Holder · RCD owner
Giuliana Ferrarottivia PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Robbio (PV), Italia
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
supporti per composizioni di fiori
RCD No 000629860-0002 · Bollettino dei disegni e modelli dell’UE · disclosed 2006-12-26
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying mainly on earlier EU design No 000629860-0002 published in 2006.
- ›The holder argued the contested flower-arrangement support had a distinct aesthetic appearance and that visible differences in the base and six vertical elements changed the informed user’s perception.
- ›The Division found the earlier design was validly disclosed, designer freedom was at least medium, and the common circular base and six outward-leaning supports dominated the overall impression.
- ›It concluded the contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1) and declared the design invalid in full.
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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