Invalidity · first instance · 2020-01-14
000106619
Contested design: 005814167-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and Registered Community design No 005814167-0001 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 005814167-0001 wird für nichtig erklärt.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
STEBA Elektrogeräte GmbH & Co. KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Pointstraße 2, 96129 Strullendorf, Deutschland
Holder · RCD owner
Chal-Tec GmbH
Germany (DE)
Wallstraße 16, 10179 Berlin, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Steakreaktor / Steakreaktor 2.0 grill design disclosed on the holder's websites and related sales materials
chal-tec.com; amazon.de · disclosed 2016-02-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over the earlier Steakreaktor / Steakreaktor 2.0 design disclosed before filing.
- ›The applicant relied on dated website screenshots, Amazon sales material and a user manual; the holder filed no observations.
- ›The Division found D1 was publicly disclosed before the filing date and could be assessed under Articles 5 and 6.
- ›It held the differences were insufficient to alter the overall impression on the informed user, so the contested design lacked individual character.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
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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