Invalidity · first instance · 2019-07-05
000101539
Contested design: 002824540-0003
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity against Registered Community design No. 002824540-0003 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. 002824540-0003 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
PMR Handelsgesellschaft mbH
Germany (DE)
Fennstr. 1, 12439 Berlin, Deutschland
Holder · RCD owner
Soma Group d.o.o.
RS
Terazije 42, 11000 Beograd, Serbien
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
sofa design
40 2009 004 636-0001 · DPMA register extract · disclosed 2010-07-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier German design No. 40 2009 004 636-0001, and also invoked conflict with an earlier right.
- ›The holder argued the request should be rejected because the compared sofa designs created completely different overall impressions.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier German design but found multiple visible differences, so the contested design had individual character and was not identical to the earlier design.
- ›The invalidity grounds under Article 25(1)(b) and 25(1)(d) failed, so the application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
Decision files
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| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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