Invalidity · first instance · 2021-02-23
000108343
Contested design: 005658507-0005
Outcome
The invalidity application is allowed, the contested Community design is declared invalid, and the proprietor must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
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1.the application for a declaration of invalidity is allowed. 2.declares registered Community design-No 005658507 to be invalid. 3. orders the proprietor to bear the costs incurred by the applicant, which are fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Out of the Blue KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Beim Neum Damm 28, 28865 Lilienthal, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Mydo GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Osterfeldstraße 6, 22529 Hamburg, Germany
Prior art cited (2)
Wind cat shown in multiple colours in Diminuto Cielo social-media posts.
Diminuto Cielo Facebook and Instagram posts · disclosed 2015-02-28
Wind cat shown in front, side and rear views in a Diminuto Cielo Instagram post.
Diminuto Cielo Instagram post · disclosed 2015-01-09
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested wind-cat design lacked novelty and individual character because substantially identical cat designs had been disclosed online before 25 September 2018.
- ›The holder disputed proof of disclosure, challenged the evidential value of the annexes, and argued that colour, surface structure, and missing rear and side views distinguished the contested design.
- ›The Division accepted the late-filed annexes, found prior online disclosure of D1 and D2 proven under Article 7, and treated internet and social-media publications as valid prior disclosures.
- ›Comparing the overall impressions, the Division found the contested design essentially identical to D1 and D2, so it lacked individual character and had to be declared invalid in full.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberALVARO SOCMERINO
- MemberClaudia schlie
Decision files
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| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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