Invalidity · first instance · 2019-11-29
000105199
Contested design: 005822301-0001
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. 0058223010001 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
MAC Mode GmbH & Co. KGaA
Germany (DE)
Industriestr. 2, 93192 Wald/Roßbach, Deutschland
Holder · RCD owner
Reinhold Fleckenstein Jeanswear GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Maybachstr. 2, 72202 Nagold, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (4)
MAC Daydream trousers
Anlagen A1.1.1-A1.1.4 und A1.2
TONI DRESS trousers
Anlagen 2.1-2.4
Victoria trousers
Anlagen 3.1-3.4
Gerry Weber trousers
Anlagen 5-8
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier trouser models D1 to D3 and later also D4.
- ›The holder argued the contested design was new and had individual character and repeated that position after the applicant's reply.
- ›The Division found D1 to D3 were not proven disclosed before filing because the evidence consisted mainly of undated photos and an affidavit lacking independent corroboration.
- ›D4 and its supporting evidence were filed only in reply, changed the dispute's subject matter, and were therefore not taken into account.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected, and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's fixed representation costs of EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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