Invalidity · first instance · 2020-01-27
000108661
Contested design: 002539437-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and the contested RCD is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 002539437-0001 wird für nichtig erklärt.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Ningbo Beilun Inmax Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
No. 686, Kunlunshan Road Xinqi, Beilun District, Ningbo 315800, Volksrepublik China
Holder · RCD owner
WERKHAUS Design+Produktion GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Industriestraße 11+13, 29389 Bad Bodenteich, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
20 FT DRY FREIGHT CONTAINER
econtainer.narod.ru/pages/20ft.html (Wayback Machine) · Internet Archive / Wayback Machine · disclosed 2014-08-28
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the registered ornament was just the side view of a standard freight container and pointed to pre-filing container images, especially D3 from the Wayback Machine.
- ›Holder filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted D3 as disclosed before filing and found only minor differences, while the container front's overall configuration remained effectively the same.
- ›The contested design lacked individual character and was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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