Invalidity · first instance · 2019-02-12
000010660
Contested design: 000690482-0003
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of Registered Community design No 000690482-0003 is rejected; 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. 000690482-0003 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
Micromic S.r.l.
Italy (IT)
Via Silvio Pellico 19/9ª, 00040 Pomezia RM, Italien
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
Germany (DE)
Mühlenweg 17-37, 42275 Wuppertal, Deutschland
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued the brush replacement plate was an invisible component of a complex product during normal use and was therefore excluded under Article 4(2) CDR.
- ›It also argued the plate's essential features were dictated solely by technical function or by necessary interconnection requirements under Article 8(1) and 8(2) CDR.
- ›The holder replied that the plate remained at least partly visible in normal use and that its shape, proportions, hooks, opening, grooves, and brush layout reflected design choice, not only technical necessity.
- ›The Invalidity Division found the applicant had not proved non-visibility during intended use or that the contested features were exclusively functional or had to be reproduced in exact form and dimensions.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected in full and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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