Invalidity · first instance · 2019-01-22
000010760
Contested design: 001453427-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, Registered Community design No. 001453427-0001 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. 001453427-0001 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
Högert Technik GmbH
Germany (DE)
Pariser Platz 6a, 10117 Berlin, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Grupa Topex Sp. z o.o. Sp. k.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
ul. Pograniczna 2/4, 02-285 Warszawa, Polen
Prior art cited (2)
tool case with 219 tools (Item# 121219)
shengketools.com · shengketools.com · disclosed 2014-08-14
tool case with 219 tools shown on page 20
SANT Manufacturer Ningbo Shengke Tools Co., Ltd. 2014/2015 · SANT Manufacturer Ningbo Shengke Tools Co., Ltd. product catalog · disclosed 2014-12-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on a Shengke Tools website screenshot dated 14/08/2014 and a 2014/2015 catalog showing an almost identical loaded tool case.
- ›Holder argued the evidence was untranslated or insufficiently proven, said any disclosure was outside the relevant EU knowledge threshold, invoked the grace period, and maintained the contested design created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted the website and catalog evidence, found the catalog published by end-2014 and the web page available since 14/08/2014, and held both disclosures predated the filing date and the grace-period window.
- ›Comparing the designs, the Division found only minor differences in shape, latches, handle, and tool placement, insufficient to change the overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld; the contested RCD was invalidated in full and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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