Invalidity · first instance · 2021-11-05
000115431
Contested design: 007194170-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, Registered Community design No 007194170-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 007194170-0001 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Tin Hat Revocations Limitedvia PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
5 Marnock House Brandon Street, London SE17 1EF, Vereinigtes Königreich
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Sportstech Brands Holding GmbH
Germany (DE)
Potsdamer Platz 11, 10785 Berlin, Deutschland
Prior art cited (1)
Premium Wasser Rudergerät mit patentierter Klappfunktion
ASIN B0859HSV3C · amazon.de · disclosed 2018-10-24
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier published rowing-machine designs, relying in particular on an Amazon listing predating the filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations within the time limit and did not contest disclosure or the substantive invalidity grounds.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon evidence as an internet disclosure available to the relevant specialised circles from 24 October 2018.
- ›The contested design created the same overall impression as the earlier rowing machine, so it lacked individual character and was declared invalid with costs against the holder.
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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