Invalidity · first instance · 2019-08-06
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Contested design: 000699194-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity against Registered Community design No. 0006991940001 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. 0006991940001 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
XXXLutz KG
Austria (AT)
Römerstrasse 39, 4600 Wels, Österreich
Holder · RCD owner
Franke Technology and Trademark Ltd
Switzerland (CH)
Sonnenbergstraße 9, 6052 Hergiswil, Schweiz
Prior art cited (1)
roll-up mat
Swiss Design No. 134 391 · Swiss design register
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the design was not a single design under Article 3 because the views allegedly showed different products, and claimed all essential features were solely technically dictated under Article 8(1).
- ›The holder responded that all views depicted the same product and that the parallel rods and side bands were chosen for aesthetic effect as well as function.
- ›The Division found view 7 was merely a photograph of the same rollable product, so the alleged discrepancies in color, relief, and spacing did not show different designs.
- ›The Division also found the rods and side bands created a deliberate striped visual appearance, so exclusive technical function was not proven; the invalidity application was rejected and costs awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- 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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