Invalidity · first instance · 2023-10-05
000119238
Contested design: 004173367-0011
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 004173367-0011 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
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 (1)
hooded sweatshirt/jacket design
Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 003143957-0041 · EUIPO design database / Blatt für Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster · disclosed 2016-06-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on earlier disclosed designs, including prior RCD D1.
- ›The holder disputed disclosure of the earlier designs, invoked the grace period for some disclosures, and argued the contested design remained new and had individual character.
- ›The Division found D1 had been validly disclosed before the filing date and treated it as sufficient prior art for the analysis.
- ›Comparing the overall impressions, the Division held that the contested hooded sweatshirt design differed mainly in decoration and lacked individual character over D1, so the application was upheld.
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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