Invalidity · first instance · 2023-06-28
000120340
Contested design: 008061774-0015
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. 008061774-0015 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
Vidal Golosinas, S.A.via PDF extraction
Spain (ES)
Avda. Gutierrez Mellado s/n, 30500 Molina de Segura (Murcia) Spanien
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Hitschler International GmbH & Co. KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
An der Hasenkaule 10, 50354 Hürth, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
yellow cylindrical candy bar with slightly flattened ends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzHMRc7a8lk&list=RDLVMCFIbA13gCQ&index=6 · YouTube
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier disclosures of the same candy shape, including D1.
- ›The holder filed no observations on the merits and only argued that representative costs should not be fixed at the maximum amount.
- ›The Division found D1 had been validly disclosed before the filing date through online evidence and provided a sufficiently clear comparison basis.
- ›Given the high design freedom for sweets, the minor differences did not change the overall impression, so the contested design lacked individual character.
- ›The application was upheld, the design was declared invalid in full, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
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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