Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2025-09-22
R0536/2025-3
Contested design: 008866115-0001
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed, and the invalidity applicant must bear the design holder's costs in the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Die Beschwerde wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Nichtigkeitsantragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin des Unionsgeschmacksmusters im Nichtigkeits- und Beschwerdeverfahren.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Liebscher & Bracht Schmerzfrei GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Kaiser-Friedrich-Promenade 111, 61348 Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe, Deutschland
Holder · RCD owner
AllMates GmbH & Co. KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Otto-Hahn-Straße 20, 61381 Friedrichsdorf, Deutschland
Prior art cited (2)
older sports equipment product design
Amazon · disclosed 2021-04-18
older sports equipment product design
Amazon · disclosed 2021-04-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant appealed, arguing the contested design reproduced all impression-dominant features of D1 and D2 and lacked novelty.
- ›It also argued the original invalidity request covered lack of individual character because Article 25(1)(b) refers generally to Articles 4 to 9 CDR.
- ›The holder requested dismissal, maintaining the case had been pleaded only on novelty and that the cited designs differed in visible, material features.
- ›The Board held the invalidity request was limited to Article 5 CDR and found the contested design not identical to D1 or D2 because of side recesses, marbling, and a different top structure.
- ›The appeal was dismissed and the invalidity applicant was ordered to bear the holder's costs in both instances.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys Bacon
- RapporteurC. Bartos
- MemberE. Fink
- RegistrarK. Zajfert
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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