Invalidity · first instance · 2023-03-28
000118577
Contested design: 008517882-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested registered 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. 008517882-0002 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
Schneid Gesellschaft m.b.H.via PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Gewerbering 16, 8054 Pirka, Österreich
Represented by
Stefan Lausegger
Holder · RCD owner
aqotec GmbHvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Vöcklatal 35, 4890 Weißenkirchen im Attergau, Österreich
Represented by
Clemens Thiele
Prior art cited (1)
SCHNEID logo
Facebook pages, trade fair photos, and photo of the applicant's building
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying mainly on the earlier disclosed SCHNEID logo D1 and also invoking prior sign rights.
- ›The holder argued the contested design remained new and individual, denied any design-relevant disclosure of the cited materials, and disputed protectable sign rights in SCHNEID.
- ›The Division found D1 had been disclosed before the filing date through the combined evidence and that, for logos, designer freedom was broad.
- ›It held the contested design created no different overall impression from D1 because both were dominated by the same italic SCHNEID lettering, so the design lacked individual character and was invalidated.
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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