Invalidity · first instance · 2022-03-16
000116967
Contested design: 008677678-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, the contested RCD No 008677678-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 350.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 008677678-0001 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten, die auf 350 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €350
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
RIUN LLP Eesti Filiaalvia PDF extraction
EE
Tartu mnt 67/1-13b Harju maakond, 10115 Tallinn, Estland
Holder · RCD owner
STIELOW GmbH
Germany (DE)
Industriestr. 2-4, 65614 Beselich, Deutschland
Prior art cited (1)
earlier STIELOW logo shown in Internet Archive screenshots of the holder's website
https://stielow.net/ archived via https://archive.org/web/ · Internet Archive / stielow.net · disclosed 2015-08-15
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested logo design lacked novelty because the same logo had been made public more than twelve months before filing.
- ›To prove disclosure, the applicant filed Internet Archive screenshots of stielow.net captured between 2015 and 2020 showing the earlier logo.
- ›The holder filed no observations, so it did not dispute disclosure or the comparison with the contested design.
- ›The Division found the archived web pages valid prior disclosure and considered the color differences immaterial, so the contested design was identical in all essential features.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld, the design was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 350 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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