Invalidity · first instance · 2021-09-30
000112841
Contested design: 006305488-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld; Registered Community design No 0063054880001 is declared invalid, and the holder is ordered to pay costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 0063054880001 wird für nichtig erklärt. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Concaver Sp.z.o.o.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Wabcz 60, 86-212 Stolno, Polen
Represented by
Michał Jędrzejewski
Holder · RCD owner
HS Motorsport UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Germany (DE)
Königsberger Straße 9, 85386 Eching, Deutschland
Prior art cited (2)
wheel rim design shown in an Instagram post
Instagram account brixtonforged · disclosed 2018-09-27
wheel rim design shown in an Instagram post
Instagram account brixtonforged · disclosed 2018-10-25
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier designs D1 and D2 disclosed in Instagram posts before the filing date.
- ›Holder argued Instagram posts were not relevant disclosures, the contested design differed in several details, and the wheel-rim sector was saturated so small differences mattered more.
- ›The Division accepted the Instagram posts as prior disclosures under Article 7, rejected novelty against D2, but found the shared five-spoke Y-shaped configuration created the same overall impression.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character over D2; D1 did not need to be examined further and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- 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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