Invalidity · first instance · 2019-06-05
000010608
Contested design: 001733239-0004
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and 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. 001733239-0004 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
Switchlab Inc.via PDF extraction
Taiwan (TW)
8F., No. 66, Zhongzheng Rd., Xinzhuang Dist. New Taipei City 24243, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
Germany (DE)
Patentabteilung / Fr. Burt, Hansastr. 27, 32423 Minden, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
printed circuit board terminal block
RCD No 001691577-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2010-04-14
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested PCB terminal block was an invisible component of a complex product and lacked individual character over earlier RCD No 001691577-0001.
- ›Holder replied the product is a standard component that can remain visible in normal use, and the earlier RCD was shielded by the Article 7(2) grace period.
- ›The Division found the applicant had not proved the terminal block is not visible during normal use, so Article 4(2) did not bar design protection.
- ›The Division held the earlier RCD was the holder's own prior design disclosed within the grace period, so the invalidity application was rejected and costs awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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