Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2020-12-07
R0069/2019-3
Contested design: 002256354-0003
Outcome
The contested decision is set aside, the invalidity application is rejected, and the invalidity applicant must bear the costs of the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Die angefochtene Entscheidung wird aufgehoben. 2. Der Nichtigkeitsantrag wird zurückgewiesen. 3. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten des Nichtigkeits- und des Beschwerdeverfahrens.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Ningbo Degson Electronics Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
No. 1585 Xiaolin Road, Cixi, Ningbo, Zhejiang 15321, Volkrepublik China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Hansastr. 27, 32423 Minden, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
electrical connector / printed-circuit-board terminal block
RCD No 1733239-0004 · Community Designs Register certificate
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The design holder appealed the invalidation of its connector design and argued that D1 did not deprive the contested design of individual character.
- ›The invalidity applicant argued that the product was invisible in normal use, technically constrained, and too close to D1.
- ›The Board held that the informed user would perceive the difference between the contested design's actuation openings and D1's pushers, alongside further housing differences, as sufficient for a different overall impression.
- ›The appeal was upheld, the first-instance invalidity decision was annulled, and the invalidity application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- ChairTh. M. Margellos
- RapporteurE. Fink
- MemberC. Bartos
- RegistrarM. Chaleva
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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