Invalidity · first instance · 2023-02-15
000117893
Contested design: 005490596-0003
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity 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. 005490596-0003 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
WMK Trading GmbH
Germany (DE)
Waltrup 16, 48341 Altenberge, Deutschland
Represented by
Kathrin Herking
Holder · RCD owner
EveMotion GmbH
Germany (DE)
Marzahner Chaussee 213, 12681 Berlin, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Pavillon
ASIN B01N35FCCI · Amazon.de · disclosed 2016-03-07
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying in particular on earlier design D2 disclosed on Amazon on 7 March 2016.
- ›The holder argued the contested design remained new and individual, disclosure of the earlier designs was unproven, the field was crowded, and Berlin court rulings favored validity.
- ›The Division accepted D2 as publicly disclosed, found broad designer freedom for gazebos, and held the lighting feature did not alter the overall impression against the many shared features.
- ›The contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b), so the invalidity application was granted and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
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| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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