Invalidity · first instance · 2021-05-05
000111281
Contested design: 001252803-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application 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. 001252803-0003 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
Jamara e.K.via PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Am Lauerbühl 5, 88317 Aichstetten, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Micro Mobility Systems AG
Switzerland (CH)
Bahnhofstr.10, 8700 Küsnacht-Zürich, Schweiz
Represented by
Prior art cited (4)
three-wheeled scooter design
Chinese design No. 01318460.1 · DesignView · disclosed 2002-04-10
three-wheeled scooter design
German design No. 400114510001 · DPMA database · disclosed 2001-04-10
various scooter designs with padded handles
EUIPO eSearch database
catalog image of the model "MINI MICRO CLASSIC" next to the year 2001
"m-cro: better urban lifestyle" product catalog, pages 24-25 · product catalog
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over Chinese design D1, German design D2, catalog disclosure D3, and common scooter features such as padded grips.
- ›The holder argued the contested scooter remained new and individual, stressed differences in the front fork and handlebar, and said the catalog image was an error that did not prove disclosure.
- ›The Division accepted D1 and D2 as adequately disclosed prior designs, but found D3 unproven as a public disclosure under Article 7.
- ›Comparing the overall impressions, the Division held the contested design differed sufficiently from D1 and D2, so the Article 25(1)(b) challenge failed and the application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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