Invalidity · first instance · 2019-02-19
000103199
Contested design: 004030146-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 004030146-0001 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
Out of the blue KG
Germany (DE)
Beim neuen Damm 28, 28865 Lilienthal, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Trendhaus Handelsgesellschaft mbH
Germany (DE)
Mühlweg 15, 92369 Sengenthal, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon listing for '5-Pack of Stretchy String Fidget / Sensory Toys' with product images, description and customer reviews.
B01LBSZQ3U · amazon.com · disclosed 2016-12-12
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested stretchy-string toy design lacked novelty and individual character and was also dictated solely by technical function.
- ›The holder filed no observations and did not dispute the applicant's internet evidence or the prior disclosure allegations.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon evidence as public disclosure before 2 June 2017 and found any colour differences too minor to change the overall impression.
- ›The contested design lacked individual character under Article 6, so the invalidity application was upheld and the RCD declared invalid.
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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