Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2022-03-29
R1697/2021-3
Contested design: 007737143-0001
Outcome
The contested decision is set aside, the registered Community design is declared invalid, and the design holder must bear the costs of the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Die angefochtene Entscheidung wird aufgehoben. 2. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 7 737 143-0001 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Die GGM-Inhaberin trägt die Kosten des Nichtigkeits- und Beschwerdeverfahrens.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Musto Et Bureau Srlvia PDF extraction
Italy (IT)
Via Molise, 26/28, 40024 Osteria Grande (BO), Italien
Represented by
Francesco de Sanzuane
Holder · RCD owner
Rauch Furnace Technology GmbHvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Fichtenweg 3, 4810 Gmunden, Österreich
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
crucible
Mod. 250 · Technical drawing, catalog, invoices and supporting declaration · disclosed 2010-04-28
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant relied mainly on the earlier crucible model “Mod. 250”, supported by a technical drawing, catalog material, invoices, and further evidence on appeal.
- ›The holder disputed disclosure and denied that the compared crucible designs produced the same overall impression or that the applicant had established any invalidity ground.
- ›The Board admitted the supplementary evidence, found disclosure of Mod. 250 proven, assessed designer freedom as average, and held that the compared crucible designs created no different overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The appeal succeeded; the first-instance rejection was set aside and the contested RCD was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- RapporteurA. Pohlmann
- MemberE. Fink
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| frFrench | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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