Invalidity · first instance · 2021-02-12
000108741
Contested design: 003517234-0095
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity 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. 003517234-0095 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
Mesan Plastik ve Metal Sanayi Anonim Sirketivia PDF extraction
Türkiye (TR)
Selimpasa Mah. 5001 Sok. No: 10, Silivri Istanbul 34590, Türkei
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Lamello AGvia PDF extraction
Switzerland (CH)
Hauptstrasse 149, 4416 Bubendorf, Schweiz
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
Verbindungsmittel und Verfahren zum Verbinden zweier Bauteile
WO 2017/140399 A1 / PCT/EP2016/081079 · WIPO · disclosed 2017-08-24
applicant's Turkish design
2004 03292 · Turkish Patent database / DesignView · disclosed 2004-12-01
product information sheets for the holders' Cabineo connector
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that all visible features of the contested connector were solely dictated by technical function, relying mainly on the holders' patent materials and product documents.
- ›The holders replied that the design still reflected aesthetic choices, that alternative technically workable forms existed, and that parallel patent and multiple design protection did not make the RCD invalid.
- ›The Division applied Article 8(1) CDR using DOCERAM and found no convincing evidence that the connector's specific form, proportions, and surface features were exclusively technically determined.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected in full, and the applicant was ordered to pay the holders' costs fixed at EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberClaudia SCHLIE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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