Invalidity · first instance · 2023-07-05
000120359
Contested design: 008061774-0004
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, the contested RCD 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. 008061774-0004 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)
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 disclosed candy designs including D1.
- ›The holder filed no observations on the merits and only argued that representative costs should not be fixed at the maximum amount across the parallel cases.
- ›The Division found prior disclosure of D1 proven through the submitted magazine, social-media and video evidence, and treated designer freedom for sweets as high.
- ›It held that the contested design created no different overall impression from D1, so the RCD lacked individual character and was declared invalid with costs against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
Locarno classes
Similar decisions
Ranked by shared Locarno class + shared legal grounds + matching outcome. Click a case to view full detail.
| Case | Date | Outcome | Shared grounds | Locarno | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000129539 vs MOHAMAR JAMOU | 2026-01-14 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 01 | 8 |
| 000126695 vs IKOONA SP. Z O.O. | 2025-10-28 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 01 | 8 |
| 000127155 vs McLLOYD'S s.r.o. | 2025-08-18 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 01 | 8 |
| 000127156 vs McLLOYD'S s.r.o. | 2025-08-18 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 01 | 8 |
| 000127157 vs McLLOYD'S s.r.o. | 2025-08-18 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 01 | 8 |
| 000126116 vs IZVOR COMERCIAL INVEST SRL | 2025-02-17 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 01 | 8 |
| 000120413 vs Hristo Shiderov | 2025-02-07 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 01 | 8 |
| 000126098 vs EYADA GLOBAL SYSTEM GROUP | 2024-10-25 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 01 | 8 |