Invalidity · first instance · 2023-03-14
000117914
Contested design: 008019996-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, the contested Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 008019996-0001 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
DesignNest B.V.via PDF extraction
Netherlands (NL)
Keulschevaart 19, 3621 MX Breukelen, Niederlande
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Spyra GmbH
Germany (DE)
Tengstr. 34, 80796 München, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Spyra One water gun design shown in a YouTube promotional video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUcW1iZ8x_k · YouTube · disclosed 2018-07-30
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested water-gun design lacked novelty and individual character over earlier disclosures, including D1 shown by the holder on YouTube before filing.
- ›The holder disputed disclosure and argued functional constraints and design differences created a different overall impression; it also requested an oral hearing if the application were upheld.
- ›The Division found the YouTube screenshots proved D1 was publicly disclosed on 30 July 2018 and that the holder had not rebutted that disclosure.
- ›Comparing D1 with the contested design, the Division found the same overall impression for the informed user and declared the design invalid for lack of individual character.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- 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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