Invalidity · first instance · 2023-08-29
000118899
Contested design: 003143957-0041
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmusters Nr. 003143957-0041 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Kaufhaus Martin Stolz GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Markt 2-6, 23769 Fehmarn OT Burg, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Naketano GmbH
Germany (DE)
Alfredstraße 57-65, 45130 Essen, Deutschland
Prior art cited (5)
Model 'Schwarzkopf' jacket/hooded sweatshirt design
Statements in Naketano GmbH court pleadings; Amazon screenshot · disclosed 2015-07-21
Model 'Blonder Engel' jacket/hooded sweatshirt design
Statements in Naketano GmbH court pleadings · disclosed 2015-07-21
Model 'Gigi Meroni' jacket/hooded sweatshirt design
Naketano GmbH court pleadings and Munich court judgments; eBay listing · disclosed 2015-01-14
Model 'Brazzo' jacket/hooded sweatshirt design
Naketano GmbH court pleadings and Munich court judgment · disclosed 2013-02-04
Model 'Monsterbumserin' jacket/hooded sweatshirt design
Wayback Machine page, Naketano GmbH court pleadings and Munich court judgments · disclosed 2013-07-15
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on five earlier jacket or hooded sweatshirt designs labelled D1 to D5.
- ›The holder argued disclosure was unproven, D1 and D2 fell within the 12-month grace period, and the contested design remained new and individually distinctive.
- ›The Division excluded D1 and D2 under Article 7(2), but accepted disclosure of D3 to D5 based on the holder's own court pleadings and judgments.
- ›Comparing D3 to D5 with the contested design, the Division found visible differences in pockets, seams and silhouette, so novelty and individual character were upheld and the application failed.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- 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 ↗ |
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