Invalidity · first instance · 2019-08-06
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Contested design: 000699194-0004
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity 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. 0006991940004 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)
Swiss design cited as a 'Rollmatte' corresponding to the contested design priority
Schweizer Design Nr. 134 391 · Switzerland
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(b) and Article 8(1), arguing the design's main features were dictated exclusively by technical function.
- ›The holder replied that the arrangement of rods and side bands resulted from a design process aimed at visual appearance as well as function.
- ›The Division accepted that the cited features were present but found the registration remained a cutting board and that the design also reflected aesthetic choices.
- ›Because the applicant did not prove all essential features were solely technically dictated, the invalidity application was rejected and costs were 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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