Invalidity · first instance · 2019-02-19
000103200
Contested design: 004030146-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered Community design No. 004030146-0002 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 004030146-0002 wird für nichtig erklärt.
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 a "5-Pack of Stretchy String Fidget / Sensory Toys" showing flexible stretchy toy strings
B01LBSZQ3U · Amazon.com · disclosed 2016-12-12
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character and also argued the design was solely dictated by technical function.
- ›It relied on Amazon.com screenshots and customer reviews showing identical stretchy toy strings disclosed before the contested design filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations, so it did not dispute disclosure, product identity, or the article description showing stretchability.
- ›The Division found the online evidence sufficient under Article 7 and held the prior strings identical apart from immaterial details, so the design lacked novelty.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld in full, the contested RCD was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 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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