Invalidity · first instance · 2019-11-04
000103799
Contested design: 003086735-0001
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. Nr. 0030867350001 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Der Antragsteller trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Attila Nagy
Germany (DE)
Beckhauser Str. 12, 40699 Erkrath, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
LT Fördertechnik GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Stuttgarter Straße 23, 74211 Leingarten, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
alleged prior disclosure of a conveyor installation/module corresponding to the contested design
LogiMAT 2015, Stuttgart · LogiMAT trade fair, Stuttgart · disclosed 2015-02-10
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, alleging the contested conveyor design had already been disclosed at the LogiMAT 2015 trade fair in Stuttgart.
- ›The holder argued the photos showed different conveyor installations and disputed that the alleged earlier disclosures matched the contested design or were proven on the claimed dates.
- ›The Division held the applicant's exhibits were undated, contradictory, and insufficiently linked to the alleged prior design, so public disclosure under Article 7 was not proven.
- ›Because prior disclosure of an identical earlier design was not established, the invalidity application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
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| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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