Invalidity · first instance · 2022-01-20
000113241
Contested design: 005301595-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the registered Community design No. 0053015950001 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. 0053015950001 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Der Inhaber trägt die Kosten, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
TPP Thermoplastics Polska sp. z o.o.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Unii Europejskiej 6, 86-050 Solec Kujawski, Poland
Represented by
Katarzyna Natalia Krupa-Lininkska
Holder · RCD owner
Jürgen Heckelsmüller
Germany (DE)
Ottobeurer Straße 15, 87784 Westerheim, Deutschland
Represented by
Reiner Helge
Prior art cited (1)
Facebook post with photos showing installation of gridwork at the Krakow Aeroclub airfield in Pobiednik Wielki, Poland
Facebook · disclosed 2012-09-12
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested grid design was not a valid design because its views were inconsistent and, in any event, lacked novelty and individual character over earlier disclosures D1 to D3.
- ›The holder replied that the views were consistent, the contested design was new and individual, and Facebook or other internet materials did not reliably prove prior disclosure.
- ›The Division accepted the Facebook post D1 as a public disclosure before filing, found at least average designer freedom for ground grids, and considered the shared checkerboard grid structure decisive.
- ›It held that any differences were minor and did not alter the overall impression, so the contested RCD lacked individual character and was declared invalid; the remaining grounds were not examined.
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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