Invalidity · first instance · 2021-02-23
000108305
Contested design: 005658507-0010
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, Registered Community design No 0056585070010 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. 0056585070010 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
Out of the Blue KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Beim neuen Damm 28, 28865 Lilienthal, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Mydo GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Osterfeldstraße 6, 22529 Hamburg, Deutschland
Prior art cited (2)
waving cat figurines in various colours
Facebook and Instagram posts by Diminuto Cielo · disclosed 2015-02-28
waving cat figurine shown in front, side and rear views
Instagram post by Diminuto Cielo · disclosed 2015-01-09
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier online disclosures of waving cat figurines marketed by Diminuto Cielo before the contested RCD's filing date.
- ›The holder disputed disclosure, argued the screenshots lacked evidential value, and maintained that colour, surface texture, and missing rear and side views distinguished the contested design.
- ›The Division admitted the later-filed annexes, accepted the internet timestamps as proving prior disclosure, and found D1 and D2 had been made available to the public before filing.
- ›The Division held that the contested design and D1/D2 created the same overall impression on the informed user, so the RCD lacked individual character and had to be invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- 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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