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Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2022-01-25
R2059/2019-3
Contested design: 000699194-0003
CDRAppellant: applicant
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
The appeal is dismissed and the invalidity applicant must 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
XXXLutz KGvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Römerstraße 39, 4600 Wels, Österreich
Holder · RCD owner
Franke Technology and Trademark Ltdvia PDF extraction
Switzerland (CH)
Sonnenbergstrasse 9, 6052 Hergiswil, Schweiz
Legal grounds invoked
Article 25(1)(b)Article 8(1)
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued that the contested 'cutting board' design was really a roll-up draining mat and that all of its visible features were solely dictated by technical function under Article 8(1) CDR.
- ›The design holder responded that the parallel rods and framing bands reflected aesthetic choices, not merely technical necessity, and submitted examples of alternative draining-mat designs.
- ›The Board held that the product was a visible kitchen accessory whose appearance mattered, and that the applicant had not proved that every relevant feature of the design was exclusively technically dictated.
- ›The appeal was dismissed and the invalidity applicant was ordered to bear the costs of both instances.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- RapporteurA. Szanyi Felkl
- MemberC. Bartos
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
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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