Invalidity · first instance · 2020-02-04
000105862
Contested design: 002323154-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of the contested RCD is rejected.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmusters Nr. 0023231540001 wird zurückgewiesen.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Osmo Holz und Color GmbH & Co. KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Affhüppen Esch 12, 48231 Warendorf, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Bernhard Hirsch
Germany (DE)
Kroißenmühle 2, 94535 Eging am See, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
ceiling and wall claddings
German design No M91 03 701 · German design gazette · disclosed 1992-03-25
slats, strips, panels, paneling boards
German design No 402010000959-0001 · German design gazette · disclosed 2010-04-16
wood elements, facade claddings
RCD No 001615824-0008 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2011-03-10
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant relied on two German designs and one earlier RCD and argued only the visible light-dark front contrast of the wood panel mattered.
- ›Holder said side profiles could remain visible in use and that D1 and D3 lacked comparable cross-sections while D2 looked materially different.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of D1 to D3, but found no identical prior design and held the contested panel's minimalist black projecting profile and thick core created a different overall impression.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected.
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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