Other appeal · Board of Appeal · 2019-09-03
R2044/2018-3
Contested design: 004692325-0002
Outcome
The contested decision is annulled and Community designs No 4692325-0002, -0004, -0005 and -0007 to -0015 are accepted for registration with the product indication 'Küchenmodule' (kitchen modules), Class 06-05 of the Locarno Classification.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Die angefochtene Entscheidung wird aufgehoben. 2. Die Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 4692325-0002, -0004, -0005 und -0007 bis -0015 werden mit der Erzeugnisangabe "Küchenmodule", Klasse 06-05 der Locarno-Klassifikation zur Eintragung zugelassen.
CostsNot specified
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Rieber GmbH & Co. KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Hoffmannstr. 44, D-72770 Reutlingen, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
No opposing holder — Other appeal · Board of Appeal.
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant (Rieber GmbH) appealed a refusal of its multiple-design application for kitchen modules (GGM No 4692325) on the ground that the product indication 'Küchenmodule' was insufficient for Locarno classification purposes.
- ›The examiner required a more specific product description identifying the nature and purpose of each design, and refused GGM No -0004, -0005 and -0007 to -0015 for failure to remedy the deficiency.
- ›The Board found that 'Küchenmodule' (kitchen modules) adequately identifies the products and enables classification in Locarno Class 06-05, and that no further specification was required; the examiner's view was not substantiated.
- ›The Board upheld the appeal, annulled the contested decision, and admitted the designs for registration under the product indication 'Küchenmodule'.
Deciding panel
- ChairTh. M. Margellos
- RapporteurE. Fink
- MemberC. Rusconi
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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