Invalidity · first instance · 2019-06-28
000104159
Contested design: 002913012-0009
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld; the contested Community design 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. 0029130120009 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
B&L Bavendiek Lehmann Handelsgesellschaft mbH
Germany (DE)
Rouen Kamp 20, 49439 Steinfeld, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Blackroll AGvia PDF extraction
Switzerland (CH)
Hauptstr. 17, 8598 Bottighofen, Schweiz
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
older design shown on the holder's website for a dumbbell-like exercise device with two black balls connected by a cylinder
www.blackroll.com · Internet Archive / blackroll.com · disclosed 2014-05-17
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on D1 disclosed on the holder's own website before the filing date.
- ›The holder missed the observation deadline, requested restitutio, and argued that internet problems and a posted extension request prevented a timely substantive response.
- ›The Division rejected restitutio because due care and independent proof of timely mailing were not shown, so the holder's late submissions were disregarded.
- ›The Internet Archive screenshots established prior disclosure of D1, and the contested design was found identical or at least producing the same overall impression.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld in full, the RCD was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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