SEMINAR ON THE COMUNITY TRADE MARK

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Ordine dei Consulenti in proprietà
industriale Il disegno comunitario
nellesperienza dellUAMI domande
risposte Giornata italiana, Milano,
09.10.2006 José J. Izquierdo, Assistant to
Director, Designs Department
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• Content
• Il disegno comunitario prassi e giurisprudenza
• (09.30-10.30)
• General update on the Registered Community Design
  (RCD)
• Examination
• Invalidity
• Decisions from the Boards of Appeal
• Infringement cases on CDs
• Web services per il designo
• (11.30-12.00)
• RCD e-filing
• RCD online
• Eurolocarno

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Il disegno comunitario prassi e giurisprudenza
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Examination and registration operations
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RCD OVERALL FIGURES
Total designs received (until 31/08/2006) 201.000
Designs refused 1.000 Designs
withdrawn 1.400 Total designs
published 192.000 Average designs /
application 3.8 80 of designs published
within 8 weeks Applications for invalidity
315 (0.16)
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31,551 filed designs by IT applicants (15.69
after DE and before US) 30,853 filed designs by
IT representatives (15.34 after DE UK) Most
common sectors furniture (class 06) clothing
(class 02) packaging (class 09)
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RCD 21
RCD 13
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RCD 480439
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RCD 473251
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RCD Locarno Class 99
CTM Nice classes 9, 16, 18, 25, 28, 38, 41
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Examination of Italian applications
but some tips to improve the filing and its
processing
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RCD 425103
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RCD 122650
RCD 479399
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Use e-filing or only mail avoid fax even if
urgent filing is required (e.g. priority)
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Views relate to the same design
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Discuss Colour issue claim extra views for
the file
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Ornamentale
Other plural indication specify indication in
case of multiple application
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Numero di prospettive
1.1
1.A
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Numero di prospettive
1.2
1.1
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Autore
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Procura
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Invalidity
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OVERVIEW OF CASES
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OUTCOME OF INVALIDITY CASES
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NATIONALITY OF APPLICANTS
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GROUNDS FOR INVALIDITY FREQUENCY OF CLAIMS
CASES DISCUSSED UNTIL NOW
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27.04.04
RCD 3595-0001
Prior Spanish Industrial Model
Decision available in
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03.06.04
Prior RCD 1276-0002
RCD 18148-0001
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02.07.04
Prior design
RCD 55520-0001
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20.07.04
Prior Spanish utility model
RCD 3660-0001
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03.12.04
RCD 5269-0001
Prior Community Trade Mark 998450
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01.03.05
RCD 20318-0001
Prior Spanish industrial model
Prior Spanish trade marks
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23.05.05
RCD 1912-0001
Prior international registration
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14.06.05
Prior German design and international registration
RCD 107396-0001
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20.06.05
RCD 85311-0001
Prior Japanese design
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20.06.05
Prior RCD 53186-0001
RCD 74463-0001
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29.07.05
Prior Spanish trade mark
RCD 58334-0002
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05.09.05
RCD 58334 -0001
Prior Spanish trade marks
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13.12.05
RCD 000294145-0001
Prior Spanish design
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08.02.06
CTM 377580
Prior Spanish design (published but refused)
RCD 286430-0001
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01.03.06
International TM
Any use of a distinctive sign in a design
implies its invalidity? NO
RCD 000162425
 
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CONCLUSIONI DELLAVVOCATO GENERALE DÁMASO
RUIZ-JARABO COLOMER, C-48/05, 07.03.06 Adam Opel
AG contro Autec AG
Opel Astra V8 coupe
Lutilizzazione per giocattoli di un segno
registrato non costituisce un uso in quanto
marchio ai sensi dellart. 5, n. 1, lett. a),
della direttiva del Consiglio 21 dicembre 1988,
89/104/CEE.. quando il produttore di un
modellino giocattolo di automobile riproduce in
miniatura un autoveicolo realmente esistente,
incluso il marchio del titolare di questultimo
apposto sulloriginale, e lo immette in commercio
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RCD 226444
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06.02.06
RCD 119961-0001
Prior design
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29.03.06
RCD 000370200-0001
Prior designs
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24.08.06
Prior German TM
RCD 352315-0007
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29.08.06
Prior design
RCD 196167-0003
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31.08.06
Prior Chinese design
RCD 000273693-0001
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31.08.06
RCD 0000171178-0005
Prior design
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12.09.06
Prior French TM
RCD 330782 -0001
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13.09.06
Prior UK design
RCD 123013-0001
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Appeal
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Appeals
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• COLOUR
• RCD 000068606-0001
• Filed on 04/08/2003
• Published on 23/03/2004
• Interlocutory review by DD

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• Filing date (appl. sent via Natl Office)
• RCD 000110382-0001
• Filed on 28/11/2003
• Published on 23/03/2004
• R 351/2004-3 BoA did not endorse Examiner
  (21.09.04)
• Finding filing date must be 20/08/2003

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• COLOUR
• RCD 000165683 -0001
• Filed on 26/04/2004
• Published on 09/08/2005
• R 965/2004-3 BoA endorsed Examiner (31.03.05) 7
  views 4 in blue and 3 in red 2 different
  designs

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• PRIORITY
• RCD 000230990-0001
• Filed on 24/09/2004
• Published on 11/07/2006
• R 784-200-3 BoA reversed Examiner (14.03.06)
• priority from more than one previous application
  can be claimed when the registration of a
  Community design is filed

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Caselaw on CDs http//oami.eu.int/en/design/aspect
s/cdcourt.htm
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Europochette c.s. vs Vanderbiest c.s. (The Hague
court, 27.10.04)
RCD 000016407-0001
RCD 000016407-0002
Extract from ruling .. the sleeping-bag design
in general is not eligible for protection. Only
the specific way in which it is configured is
protectable The Judge for Interim Injunctions
finds that, given the designers limited freedom
in developing a cutlery pouch, described in 3.9
3.11 above, the differences between Europochette
on the one hand and the wide and narrow versions
of NapTidi on the other hand are more than minor.
Indeed, the NapTidi pouches give an informed user
a different overall impression from that of
Europochette.
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Nokia Corporation vs Jassim Waly
Hussin (Stockholm District court, 22.12.04)
UCD presented in CeBit trade fair on
12.03.02 http//press.nokia.com/PR/200203/851838_5
.html
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Starform BV vs Time Out Holland (The Hague Court,
07.01.05)
UCDs of Starform (deposited before Dutch tax
authorities in May/June 2004 and marketed since
August 2004)
RCDs No. 255104 by Time Out ( filed on 18.11.04
published on 08.02.05)
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Plastimoda Spa vs Creaciones BEloni SL (AP
Alicante, CTM CD appellate court, 14.04.05)
RCDs by Plastimoda
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UCD by Plastimoda
Infringers goods
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BMW vs Svenska Gummihuset (Stockholm District
court, 15.04.05)
Invoked rights CTM 91884, CTM 91835, RCDs
32438-0002, 32438-0004 62591-0006
Infringing goods as displayed in the defendants
website (extract of judgment)
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Festina Lotus vs Grupo Munreco SL (Juzgado
Alicante, CTM CD first instance court, 20.10.05)
RCD 330667-23 380027-1 380027-2 380027-38 by
Festina Subject to Invalidity proceedings
before OHIM
Infringing goods (also protected as RCD by
Munreco)
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Panini España SA vs Kelloggs España SL (Juzgado
Alicante, CTM CD first instance court, 21.12.05)
RCD 110648-0006 by Panini
Infringing goods
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Tous SL vs Vilplasgo SL (AP Alicante, CTM CD
appellate court, 01.03.06)
CTM 3236619 - used as ornament in TOUS handbags,
disclosed as UCDs during spring-summer campaigns
2003-2004
Ornaments used by the defendant in infringing
goods - Such ornaments protected as RCDs 15904-1
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Web services per il disegno
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RCD e-filing
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RCD-ONLINE SEARCH SYSTEM
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EUROLOCARNO
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GRAZIE