Invalidity · first instance · 2018-09-27
000010876
Contested design: 001114805-0004
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 001114805-0004 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
Johannes Lucht GmbH & Co. KG
Germany (DE)
Oestinger Weg 2, 21745 Hemmoor, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Firma Videx Meyer-Lüters GmbH & Co. KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Auf den Höhen 14, 27211 Bassum, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
garden ornaments
Geschmacksmuster Nr. 40701418-0004 · Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt database / Designblatt · disclosed 2007-08-10
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity because an identical German design had been registered and published before the contested RCD, so novelty and individual character were lacking.
- ›The applicant relied on German design No. 40701418-0004, registered on 6 June 2007 and published on 10 August 2007, outside the grace period.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the prior German design had been validly disclosed and that any visual differences were only due to image parameters, so the designs were identical.
- ›The application was upheld in full, the RCD was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberMartin LENZ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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