Invalidity · first instance · 2021-02-23
000108342
Contested design: 005658507-0004
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld; Registered Community design No 0056585070004 is declared invalid; the holder shall 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. 0056585070004 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 colors
Facebook and Instagram
waving cat figurine shown in front, side, and rear views
Instagram · disclosed 2015-01-09
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested waving-cat design lacked novelty and individual character because identical Diminuto Cielo cat figurines had been disclosed online before the 25 September 2018 filing date.
- ›Holder disputed prior disclosure and evidential value, objected to late-filed annexes, and argued color, surface texture, and missing side or rear views distinguished the contested design.
- ›The Division admitted Annexes 5 to 7 because they complemented the original filing and both parties could comment; the online screenshots sufficiently proved prior public disclosure under Article 7.
- ›For decorative objects, designer freedom was broad, and the informed user would receive the same overall impression from D1 and D2 despite color or surface differences.
- ›The invalidity application succeeded in full, the RCD was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
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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