Invalidity · first instance · 2018-05-17
000010681
Contested design: 001275150-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmusters Nr. 001275150-0001 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Schoenberger Germany Enterprises GmbH & Co. KG
Germany (DE)
Zechstr. 1-7, 82069 Hohenschäftlarn, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Metallwarenfabrik Marktoberdorf GmbH & Co. KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Johann-Georg-Fendt-Str. 38, 87616 Marktoberdorf, Deutschland
Represented by
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested design did not meet the definition of a design because its views were inconsistent and showed different products, with or without wheels.
- ›The holder responded that all seven views depicted one combination product, with mounted views and partial views clarifying the same grill stand and wheels.
- ›The Division held the representations showed one and the same product from different perspectives, including permissible partial views, without contradictions or inconsistencies.
- ›The invalidity ground under Article 25(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 3(a) failed, so the application was rejected and costs awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberStephan HANNE
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAndré Gerd Günther BOSSE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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