Invalidity · first instance · 2021-01-28
000111861
Contested design: 006505194-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is granted, the contested Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 006505194-0001 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten der Antragstellerin, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Leonardo Leonevia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Pappelweg 5, 89297 Roggenburg, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
GenTo GmbH
Germany (DE)
Königstr. 62, 12105 Berlin, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
JAIMIE JACOBS Flap Boy Slim wallet/card holder
ASIN B01MUDZBP6 · amazon.de · disclosed 2015-11-19
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over an earlier wallet/card-holder disclosure shown on amazon.de.
- ›The holder argued the Amazon listing date did not prove the displayed images were publicly available before the contested design's filing date.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon evidence, noting the holder offered no concrete proof that the listing images had changed over time.
- ›Comparing the designs, the Division found the same overall impression despite minor card-pocket differences and concluded the contested design lacked individual character.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld, the RCD was declared invalid in full, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberClaudia SCHLIE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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