Invalidity · first instance · 2023-01-13
000118258
Contested design: 008466486-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, Registered Community design No 008466486-0001 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. 008466486-0001 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
Disteco GmbHvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Buxera 22a, 6837 Weiler, Österreich
Represented by
Stefan Lausegger
Holder · RCD owner
aqotec GmbH
Austria (AT)
Vöcklatal 35, 4890 Weißenkirchen im Attergau, Österreich
Represented by
Clemens Thiele
Prior art cited (1)
DISTECO logo
email correspondence and business use · disclosed 2020-12-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested logo lacked novelty and individual character over earlier logo D1 and also invoked earlier sign and copyright rights.
- ›The holder denied valid disclosure and design relevance of the cited material, maintained the contested design was new and individual, and disputed any protectable DISTECO sign or copyright ownership.
- ›The Division found D1 had been disclosed before filing through dated invoices, emails, and surrounding evidence, making it part of the prior design corpus.
- ›Given broad design freedom for logos, the minor colour differences did not change the overall impression because both designs shared the same mirrored triangles and DISTECO word element.
- ›The application was upheld on Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Articles 4(1) and 6(1)(b), so the Division did not examine the other pleaded grounds.
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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