Invalidity · first instance · 2020-12-11
000109102
Contested design: 005887007-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application 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. 005887007-0001 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
Westenhorst GmbH & Co. KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Paulsburg 1-3, 59302 Oelde, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
MBG Holding GmbH
Germany (DE)
Oberes Feld 13, 33106 Paderborn, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
three-dimensional bottle shape mark for a beverage bottle
EUTM No 8 485 121; DE marks No 30 2008 040 066 and No 30 2008 040 067 · EUIPO eSearch database / Union trade mark publication · disclosed 2009-11-09
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over prior bottle design D1 and also relied on earlier trademark rights under Article 25(1)(e).
- ›Holder argued the contested bottle created a different overall impression, denied any likelihood of confusion with the earlier marks, and requested a stay pending mark cancellation actions.
- ›The Division found only D1 was properly identified and disclosed before the filing date, but the contested bottle differed in shape, shoulders, proportions, decorations, and especially surface structure, so it had individual character and novelty.
- ›The Division also found the earlier bottle mark had weak inherent distinctiveness, the signs were only barely visually similar, no enhanced distinctiveness or reputation was proved, and the invalidity application was rejected in full.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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