Invalidity · first instance · 2023-04-26
000120058
Contested design: 008868517-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 008868517-0003 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
BB Coffee Company GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Kapellenstr. 9, 82008 Unterhaching Germany
Holder · RCD owner
Chuang-Kang Machinery Technology Co., Ltd
Taiwan (TW)
NO. 128, Yazhou Rd.,Tucheng Dist, New Taipei City 236042 Taiwan
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Article displaying and promoting the 1Zpresso K-plus coffee hand grinder and a case
https://pullandpourcoffee.com/ · pullandpourcoffee.com · disclosed 2020-05-04
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested coffee grinder lacked novelty and individual character over earlier publicly disclosed grinders, including the 1Zpresso K-plus shown online before filing.
- ›Holder filed no observations and did not challenge the alleged internet disclosure or the applicant's comparison of the designs.
- ›The Division accepted the website article as sufficient proof of disclosure under Article 7 and found the informed user would perceive the designs as producing the same overall impression.
- ›The application succeeded under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Articles 4(1) and 6(1)(b), so the contested design was invalidated in full.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
Decision files
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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