Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2022-12-12
R0448/2022-3
Contested design: 002582122-0004
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 Nichtigkeitsantragstellerin trägt die Kosten des Nichtigkeits- und Beschwerdeverfahrens.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Hotelausstattung Schranz GmbHvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Industrieparkstraße 15, 9300 St. Veit / Glan, Österreich
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Halfar System GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 23, 33719 Bielefeld, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (5)
Aktionsblatt „Angebot des Monats Wellnesstasche Garda“
Aktionsblatt · disclosed 2012-10-08
Bauanleitung „DIY No sew Beach tote“
website publication · disclosed 2014-06-10
Bauanleitung „Simple Summer Totebag“
website publication · disclosed 2014-06-16
YouTube video „Horizontal Cruising Tote Bag with Rope Handles“
YouTube · disclosed 2014-11-05
undated photos allegedly showing the bag “Adria”
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant relied on several earlier bag disclosures and argued that the contested bag lacked novelty and individual character and was purely functional in part.
- ›The holder disputed the authenticity and disclosure of some earlier evidence, especially the Garda and Adria materials, and argued that the overall impression was clearly different.
- ›The Board held that D1 and D5 were not proven disclosures and that D2 to D4, even if considered, created a different overall impression from the contested bag.
- ›The appeal was dismissed and costs were awarded against the invalidity applicant.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- RapporteurA. Pohlmann
- 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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