Invalidity · first instance · 2019-07-04
000103079
Contested design: 002437889-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicants must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmusters Nr. 0024378890001 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerinnen tragen die Kosten des Inhabers, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
37Grad GmbHvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Reitgraben 1a, 6111 Volders, Österreich
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Hannes Lafner
Austria (AT)
Tulferberg 51, 6075 Tulfes, Österreich
Represented by
Franz-Martin Orou
Prior art cited (5)
newspaper publication showing the Zirbenwürfel decorative cube
Zeitungsbericht „Die Neue“ vom 8./9. Juli 2007 · Die Neue
online-shop listing for “Zirbenwürfel 70mm”
www.fengtirolis.at · www.fengtirolis.at · disclosed 2010-07-01
Amazon product page for Scalino Holzkugelbahn showing cubes with top and side holes
https://www.amazon.de/Modellbaukasten-Glockenturm-Scalino-Holzkugelbahn/dp/B001ACMSFW · Amazon · disclosed 2008-05-27
Amazon product page for Hape E6014 Quadrilla Loop de Loop showing comparison cubes
https://www.amazon.de/Hape-E6014-Quadrilla-Loop/dp/B00BJEYQJW/ref=sr_1_15?s=toys&ie=UTF8&qid=1531407020&sr=1-15&keywords=quadrilla · Amazon · disclosed 2013-03-29
catalog extract depicting a decorative cube
emotion factory GmbH catalog (2009) · emotion factory GmbH
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicants argued the contested cube design lacked novelty and individual character over D1 to D5 and also claimed Dr. Wolfgang Eder was the rightful owner.
- ›The holder disputed identity and overall impression, denied any proven entitlement of the applicants or Dr. Eder, and maintained the design remained new and distinctive.
- ›The Division accepted that D1 to D5 had been disclosed before filing, but found none identical and held the top recess, wood shavings, angled bore and protruding white bottle created a different overall impression.
- ›The ownership-based ground failed because only a national court can determine entitlement under Article 14; the invalidity application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicants.
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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