Invalidity · first instance · 2018-11-26
000000041
Contested design: 003526714-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
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The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 0035267140001 is declared invalid. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Out of the blue KG
Germany (DE)
Beim neuen Damm 28, 28865 Lilienthal, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
J JO Market LLC
United States (US)
4606 Hathaway Dr., Medford, Oregon 97504, United States of America
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
the Cougar Town Guzzle Buddy wine glass
YouTube video uploaded on 04/03/2014 · YouTube · disclosed 2014-03-04
wine glass design
US patent No 6,155,315 · US patent document · disclosed 2000-12-05
wine glass design
US patent application No 2013/0020333 A1 · US patent application document · disclosed 2013-01-24
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character and argued that the stem features were dictated solely by technical function.
- ›The applicant relied on the Cougar Town Guzzle Buddy disclosure and two US patent documents; the holder filed no observations in reply.
- ›The Division found the applicant had not proved the stem should be excluded under Article 8(1), and rejected the novelty ground because differences were not immaterial.
- ›Comparing the contested design with D1, the Division held the overall impression on the informed user was the same despite minor stem and bowl differences.
- ›The application was upheld under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 6, and the RCD was declared invalid with costs against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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