Invalidity · first instance · 2020-01-29
000107399
Contested design: 005780020-0001
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. 005780020-0001 wird für nichtig erklärt.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
PRS Trading GmbHvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Industriestrasse 1, 2100 Korneuburg, Österreich
Represented by
Michael Leitner
Holder · RCD owner
InnovaMaxx GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Potsdamer Platz 11, 10785 Berlin, Deutschland
Prior art cited (1)
Koowheel E1 Super Speed electric scooter
Amazon ASIN B074J532SR · Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2018-02-03
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant said the contested e-scooter copied the pre-filing Koowheel design sold online and lacked novelty and individual character.
- ›Holder filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as proof of disclosure and found the scooters shared the same overall structure, proportions, battery placement, guards, and stand, with only minor branding and color differences.
- ›Those differences did not alter overall impression, so the contested design was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
- MemberGaile SAKALAITE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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