Invalidity · first instance · 2018-10-16

000010617

Contested design: 003305192-0002

CDR

Outcome

Application rejected (holder wins)

The invalidity application 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. 003305192-0002 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

Authentic Style Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KG

Germany (DE)

Mainleite 74, 97340 Marktbreit, Deutschland

Represented by

Hans-Herbert Stoffregen

Holder · RCD owner

Naketano GmbH

Germany (DE)

Alfredstraße 57-65, 45130 Essen, Deutschland

Represented by

Lorenz Seidler Gossel Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB

Prior art cited (9)

OtherEvidence 1⚠ rejected as evidence

Munich Regional Court lawsuit with images of hooded sweatshirts and an allegation that the relevant collection models were first disclosed on 2015-01-14.

Statement in Munich Regional Court lawsuit · disclosed 2015-01-14

Web disclosureEvidence 2⚠ rejected as evidence

Website extracts showing hooded sweatshirts with anchor patterns.

cdn.naketano.com · cdn.naketano.com · disclosed 2016-11-23

Web disclosureEvidence 3⚠ rejected as evidence

Google Images search results for "stoff anker auf weiss" showing fabrics with anchor patterns.

google.de

OtherEvidence 4⚠ rejected as evidence

Undated images of fabrics with anchor patterns without source information.

Web disclosureEvidence 5⚠ rejected as evidence

Website extracts showing fabrics with anchor patterns.

stickandstyle-naehtextil.de; stoffagenten.de; google.de -> traumbeere.de · stickandstyle-naehtextil.de; stoffagenten.de; google.de · disclosed 2017-02-01

Web disclosureEvidence 6⚠ rejected as evidence

Undated website extracts showing leggings with anchor patterns and Amazon product information stating an offer date of 2014-09-21.

Amazon.de product information cited in an undated website extract · disclosed 2014-09-21

Web disclosureEvidence 7

Hooded sweatshirt with an anchor pattern offered on Amazon.de.

ASIN B00Y5ELCZ4 · Amazon.de · disclosed 2015-02-20

Web disclosureEvidence 8⚠ rejected as evidence

Google Images search results for "stoff anker auf weiss" filtered before 2013-01-01.

google.de · google.de · disclosed 2017-12-19

Web disclosureEvidence 9⚠ rejected as evidence

Undated screenshot of a "Kawaii Fabric" webpage showing anchor-pattern fabrics.

Kawaii Fabric website screenshot

Legal grounds invoked

Article 25(1)(b)Article 4Article 5(1)Article 6(1)Article 7

Argument summary

›The applicant argued that the contested anchor surface pattern lacked novelty and individual character in light of earlier anchor-pattern disclosures, including the holder's own products and internet materials.
›The holder said the challenge was unsubstantiated, disputed the reliability and dating of the cited internet materials, and argued that the accepted earlier pattern created a different overall impression.
›The Division held that most cited materials did not prove public disclosure before the filing date because they were undated, lacked source details, or post-dated the filing; only the Amazon evidence for ASIN B00Y5ELCZ4 was accepted.
›Comparing that accepted earlier anchor pattern with the contested design, the Division found clear differences in arrangement, detail, and the presence of a dotted background, so the contested design remained new and had individual character.
›The invalidity application was rejected, and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.

Deciding panel

MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
MemberNatascha GALPERIN
MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ

Decision files

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Locarno classes

32.00

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