Invalidity · first instance · 2022-12-01
000117089
Contested design: 008401392-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld; RCD No 008401392-0001 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. 008401392-0001 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
Werner Brunnervia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Sigmarstraße 9, 3474 Altenwörth, Österreich
Represented by
Bernd Trappmaier
Holder · RCD owner
Mit Feuer & Flamme OG
Austria (AT)
Prebensdorf 142, 8211 Ilztal, Österreich
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
RCD No 006621744-0001
garden grill / fire pit
RCD No 006621744-0002 · EUIPO Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2019-07-12
RCD No 008060289-0001
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity based on earlier RCDs, arguing the contested garden grill lacked novelty and individual character and conflicted with earlier designs.
- ›The holder argued the cited designs differed materially, that functional constraints and an alleged dense design corpus reduced the significance of similarities, and requested rejection.
- ›The Division found disclosure of earlier RCD No 006621744-0002 established and considered the designer's freedom for garden grills and fire pits relatively broad.
- ›It held the contested design and D1 created the same overall impression despite minor differences, so the contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b).
- ›The invalidity application was upheld in full, the contested RCD was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- 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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