Invalidity · first instance · 2022-02-23
000116230
Contested design: 006790721-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is granted, the contested Community design No 006790721-0001 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. 006790721-0001 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
Thorben Bollmannvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Kollegienwall 5, 49074 Osnabrück, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Serife Kepenek
Germany (DE)
Mettmannerstr 102, 40223 Düsseldorf, Deutschland
Prior art cited (1)
online offer for a dressing table with mirror and storage compartments
amazon.de · amazon.de · disclosed 2018-11-11
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier design D1 disclosed online before the filing date.
- ›The holder was invited to respond but filed no observations and did not challenge the alleged online disclosure of D1.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon disclosure of D1 from 11 November 2018 and compared the designs from the perspective of the informed user of dressing tables.
- ›It found only minor differences, held that the same overall impression was produced, and declared the contested design invalid for lack of individual character.
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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