Invalidity · first instance · 2018-10-08
000010795
Contested design: 002490318-0004
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. 002490318-0004 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
Anja Tepest
Germany (DE)
Beaumaraiser Weg 3, 66740 Saarlouis, Deutschland
Represented by
Alexander Hufendiek
Holder · RCD owner
posh global GmbH
Germany (DE)
Reisholzer Werftstraße 38-42, 40589 Düsseldorf, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Chinese design for an electric cigarette case
CN 201330055094.9 / 302607955 · DesignView · disclosed 2013-10-16
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty based on a Chinese design published on 16/10/2013.
- ›The holder argued the earlier design's publication was not proven before the RCD filing date, the designs differed, and no separate case on individual character had been substantiated.
- ›The Division accepted the DesignView extract as sufficient proof of prior disclosure under Article 7.
- ›Comparing the protected views, the Division found differences in the sharpness of the edges and especially the proportions, so the designs were not identical.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberMartin LENZ
Decision files
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