Invalidity · first instance · 2022-08-16
000117959
Contested design: 008523997-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested Community design 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. 008523997-0001 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
Serhan Cibirvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Königsbergerstr. 8, ,45731 Waltrop, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
MG1 International GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Vorbruch 16, 41334 Nettetal, Deutschland
Prior art cited (4)
Earlier design/disclosure cited in the file; particulars are not reproduced in the cached text.
Earlier design/disclosure cited in the file; particulars are not reproduced in the cached text.
Shelf / beverage rack offered for sale on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07L9K281V/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0%3Fpsc=1p13NParams?th=1 ; ASIN B07L9K281V · Amazon.de · disclosed 2016-11-29
Earlier design/disclosure cited in the file; particulars are not reproduced in the cached text.
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier disclosures D1 to D4, relying in particular on Amazon disclosure D3.
- ›The holder was invited to respond but filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted D3 as an internet disclosure under Article 7(1) and found the contested shelf design created the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld in full, the contested design was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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