Invalidity · first instance · 2023-01-31
000118302
Contested design: 008758395-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested Community design No 008758395-0001 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. 008758395-0001 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
Nicola Schmitzvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Am Gießenbach 10, 82496 Oberau, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
co4concept OÜ
EE
A. Haava 22-2, 50409 Tartu, Estland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
baby swing seat offered for sale on Etsy
https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1183990105/beige-grau-baumwolle-babyschaukel-stoff?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=babyschaukel&ref=sc_gallery-2-6&plkey=a89974b448434c61e98007aa328eaf493be48b78%3A1183990105 · Etsy
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying in particular on prior disclosure D3.
- ›The holder argued the contested design was new and had individual character because the cited earlier designs created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted D3 as an internet disclosure before the filing date and found the designer's freedom at least average for baby swing seats.
- ›It held the similarities with D3 outweighed the listed differences, so the contested design produced the same overall impression and lacked individual character.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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