Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2022-09-28
R0485/2021-3
Contested design: 003517234-0095
Outcome
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
Mesan Plastik ve Metal Sanayi Anonim Sirketivia PDF extraction
Türkiye (TR)
Selimpasa Mah. 5001 Sok. No: 10, 34590 Silivri/Istanbul, Türkei
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Lamello AGvia PDF extraction
Switzerland (CH)
Hauptstraße 149, 4416 Bubendorf, Schweiz
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
connection element and method for connecting two components
WO 2017/140399 A1 · patent application of the holders
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued that all appearance features of the fastening-element design were dictated solely by technical function, relying in particular on the holders' patent disclosure and the product's fitting requirements.
- ›The holders replied that the basic body form, cover and visible configuration reflected design choices and that alternative connector shapes existed, so the design was not exclusively technical.
- ›The Board agreed with the first instance that the evidence did not prove that the contested design's appearance was exclusively dictated by technical function under Article 8(1) CDR.
- ›The appeal was dismissed and the invalidity application remained rejected.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- RapporteurC. Bartos
- MemberE. Fink
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| 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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