Invalidity · first instance · 2019-06-05
000010609
Contested design: 001842295-0002
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. 001842295-0002 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 (2)
earlier design for a PCB terminal block
RCD No. 001691577-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2010-04-14
earlier design for a PCB terminal block
RCD No. 001733239-0003 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2010-07-22
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested PCB terminal block was a component of a complex product, not visible in normal use, and lacked individual character over two earlier RCDs.
- ›The holder replied that PCB terminal blocks are standard components that can remain visible in intended use and that the earlier RCD disclosures were covered by the Article 7(2) grace period.
- ›The Division found the applicant had not proved the component was necessarily invisible during intended use, so Article 4(2) did not bar protection.
- ›The earlier RCDs were the holder's own disclosures within the grace period, so they could not defeat individual character; the invalidity application was rejected.
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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