Invalidity · first instance · 2022-01-20
000113142
Contested design: 002582122-0004
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity against Registered Community design No 002582122-0004 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. 002582122-0004 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
Hotelausstattung Schranz GmbHvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Industrieparkstraße 15, 9300 St.Veit/Glan, Österreich
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Halfar System GmbH
Germany (DE)
Ludwig-Erhard-Allee 23, 33719 Bielefeld, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (4)
Tasche Garda bzw. Adria
Hotelpap GmbH Aktionsblatt / Faxverteiler
bag
https://www.homeyohmy.com/diy-no-sew-beach-tote/ · homeyohmy.com · disclosed 2014-06-01
bag
https://thecraftingchicks.com/simple-summer-totebag/ · thecraftingchicks.com · disclosed 2014-06-16
bag
https://youtu.be/xfX9GnsS940?t=6 · YouTube · disclosed 2014-11-05
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over D1 to D4 and also argued the bag's features were solely dictated by technical function.
- ›Holder argued the cited designs were not validly disclosed, the evidence was unreliable, the contested design remained new and individual, and no feature was exclusively technical.
- ›The Division found the dark base and plain main body also had aesthetic effects, so Article 8(1) did not deprive the design of protection.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure only for D2 to D4, but held those striped bags created a different overall impression and were not identical to the contested design.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
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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