Invalidity · first instance · 2018-04-30
000010548
Contested design: 001112155-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected; the applicants must bear the holder's costs, fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmusters Nr. 001112155-0001 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragsteller tragen die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Heskins Ltdvia PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
Churchill Road Industrial Estate, Brinscall, Chorley, Lancashire PR6 8RQ, Vereinigtes Königreich
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Orgatex GmbH & Co. KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Albert-Einstein-Str. 19, 40764 Langenfeld, Deutschland
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicants argued the floor-marking design lacked individual character and that its main features were dictated by technical function and standard material and paper dimensions.
- ›Holder responded that the dimensions and border width were not technically necessary, alternative sizes and proportions were possible, and the corner lines were merely removable protective strips.
- ›The Division found no convincing evidence that the design's essential features were exclusively technically dictated and held that the applicants had not proved any prior design disclosure under Article 7.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected in full, and the applicants were ordered to pay the holder's fixed representation costs of EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberStephan HANNE
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAndré Gerd Günther BOSSE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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