Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2019-10-08
R1254/2018-3
Contested design: 001275150-0001
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed and the applicant is ordered to bear the costs of the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Die Beschwerde wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten des Nichtigkeits- und des Beschwerdeverfahrens.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Schoenberger Germany Enterprises GmbH & Co. KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Zechstr. 1-7, 82069 Hohenschäftlarn, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Metallwarenfabrik Marktoberdorf GmbH & Co. KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Johann-Georg-Fendt-Str. 38, 87616 Marktoberdorf, Deutschland
Represented by
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant (Schoenberger) argued the contested BBQ-stand RCD was invalid under Article 25(1)(a)/Article 3(a) CDR because its seven views allegedly showed two different products — a frame with wheels and a frame without wheels — rather than the appearance of a single product.
- ›Holder (Metallwarenfabrik) argued that views 1.1–1.3 showed the complete product with wheels from different perspectives, while views 1.4–1.7 were partial views that detailed the frame element without wheels but were consistent with the complete product.
- ›The Board found that the partial views (1.4, 1.5, 1.7) clearly showed axle stubs at the exact positions where the complete views showed wheels, confirming all views depicted a single product from different angles; the applicant's attempt to derive two conflicting variants from the partial views was rejected.
- ›The Board confirmed the Invalidity Division's finding that the representation showed the appearance of a single unified product and dismissed the appeal.
Deciding panel
- ChairTh. M. Margellos
- RapporteurE. Fink
- MemberC. Bartos
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
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| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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