Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2023-09-26
R0528/2023-3
Contested design: 004352300-0010
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed, and the invalidity applicant shall 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
Plásticos Industriales y Comerciales de Alfarrasi, S.L. Picdavia PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Crta. Nacional 340, S/N, 46893 Alfarrasi, Spanien
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Papier-Mettler KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Hochwaldstrasse 22, 54497 Morbach, Deutschland
Prior art cited (5)
bag handle image not matching the pleaded prior design
dark-red bag handle image that was not sufficiently identified
black bag handle section with green decoration and black handles
ecoactivasoluciones.blogspot.com/2016… · ecoactiva soluciones blog · disclosed 2016-03-14
light bag handle section with green hand-like decoration and a small rear handle
ecoactivasoluciones.blogspot.com/2016… · ecoactiva soluciones blog · disclosed 2016-03-14
blue bag handle section with PUBLICIDAD WALTER print and blue handles
facebook.com/Publicidadwalter/photos/a… · Facebook / Publicidad Walter · disclosed 2016-06-09
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant claimed that the contested bag-handle section lacked novelty and individual character over earlier online handle and upper-bag images.
- ›The holder argued that some cited designs were mismatched or too unclear and that the contested handle section differed in colour, material, seams and handle geometry.
- ›The Board accepted disclosure only for D3 to D5 and found the remaining cited handle images insufficiently proven or identified.
- ›The accepted earlier handle designs created a different overall impression, so the appeal was dismissed.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- RapporteurA. Pohlmann
- MemberE. Fink
- 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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