Invalidity · first instance · 2018-10-23
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Contested design: 003734334-0021
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld and Registered Community design No 003734334-0021 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 003734334-0021 wird für nichtig erklärt.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Kleinmetall GmbH
Germany (DE)
Hainstr. 52, 63526 Erlensee, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Dogstyler Soest GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Werler Landstraße 213, 59494 Soest, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
car trunk liner for dog transport
ASIN B01LXPJGLL · amazon.de · disclosed 2016-09-30
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty or, at least, individual character based on earlier designs and prior online disclosure.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon disclosure dated 2016-09-30 as prior art made available to the public before the filing date.
- ›It found only minor differences and held that the contested design created no different overall impression on the informed user, so it lacked individual character.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld, the contested 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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