Invalidity · first instance · 2019-06-18
000102579
Contested design: 001655721-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application 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. 0016557210001 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
Orsó s.r.o.via PDF extraction
SK
Nová 57, 946 36 Kravany nad Dunajom, Slowakei
Holder · RCD owner
Julius-K9 Zrt.via PDF extraction
Hungary (HU)
Szigetszentmiklós, Ipar utca 10-12, 2310 Ungarn
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
earlier dog harness design
https://web.archive.org/web/20020609212509im_/http://bende.hu:80/main_elemei/4258.jpg · web.archive.org / bende.hu · disclosed 2002-06-09
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier dog harness D1, arguing the contested design differed only in the shape of the saddle part.
- ›The holder replied that the D1 images were too poor to assess details and that the saddle arch and other visible features gave the contested design a different overall impression.
- ›The Division found D1 had been sufficiently disclosed through the archive capture and supporting catalogue material, but the compared harnesses were neither identical nor visually equivalent overall.
- ›Because the visible differences were not negligible and the contested design retained individual character, the invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- 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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