Invalidity · first instance · 2018-05-04
000010208
Contested design: 001058812-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld; Registered Community design No 001058812-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 001058812-0001 wird für nichtig erklärt. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten der Antragstellerin, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Einrichtungshaus & Tischlerei Aster Gesellschaft m.b.H.
Austria (AT)
Mooslandl 20, 8921 Mooslandl, Österreich
Represented by
Mag. Thomas Riedler
Holder · RCD owner
Sabine Laher
Austria (AT)
Schulstr. 29, 3335 Weyer, Österreich
Prior art cited (3)
Infrarotkabine "TM1 Elegance"
Produktkatalog der Delfin Handelsges.m.b.H., September 2007 · Delfin Handelsges.m.b.H. · disclosed 2007-09-01
Werbeanzeige für Thera-Med-Infrarotkabinen
Gesundes Kärnten 3/2007 · Kärntner Gebietskrankenkasse · disclosed 2007-09-28
Werbeanzeige für Thera-Med-Infrarotkabinen
FORUM Gesundheit 3/2007 · Oberösterreichische Gebietskrankenkasse
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested infrared cabin design had been marketed and advertised before the priority date, so it lacked novelty and individual character.
- ›The holder invoked the 12-month grace period, disputed public availability before the priority date, and argued earlier cabins were different national designs.
- ›The Division found the magazine advertisements made the earlier cabin design publicly available before 22/10/2007 and accepted that disclosure as proven by concrete evidence.
- ›The earlier and contested designs were identical apart from immaterial color differences, so the contested RCD was not new and was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAndré Gerd Günther BOSSE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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