Invalidity · first instance · 2023-05-03
000120759
Contested design: 006621744-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application 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. 006621744-0002 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Der Inhaber trägt die Kosten, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Mit Feuer & Flamme OGvia PDF extraction
Austria (AT)
Prebensdorf 142, 8211 Ilztal, Österreich
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Werner Brunner
Austria (AT)
Sigmarstraße 9, 3474 Altenwörth Austria
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
grill appliance disclosure shown in Facebook screenshots and supported by a Messe Tulln press report
facebook.com/flaregril · facebook.com/flaregril · disclosed 2017-12-19
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier disclosed grill designs including D1.
- ›The holder opposed the application and requested that it be rejected.
- ›The Division accepted D1 as disclosed before the filing date based on dated Facebook screenshots and a press report referring to a March 2018 trade fair.
- ›Comparing the designs, the Division found only minor differences and the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b), so the application was upheld and the design invalidated.
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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