Invalidity · first instance · 2023-11-07
000121976
Contested design: 009108145-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, Community design No. 009108145-0001 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. 009108145-0001 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
Porcel - Indústria Portuguesa de Porcelanas, S.A.via PDF extraction
Portugal (PT)
Silveiro, 3770-909 Oliveira do Bairro, Portugal
Represented by
Pedro Sousa e Silva
Holder · RCD owner
Wiener Porzellanmanufaktur Augarten GmbH
Austria (AT)
Obere Augartenstraße 1, 1020 Wien, Österreich
Represented by
Mathias Ettel
Prior art cited (1)
deep white porcelain plate from the Belvedere series shown in an Instagram post
Instagram account augarten_porzellan · disclosed 2018-09-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued that the contested plate lacked novelty and individual character because the Belvedere design had been used and marketed long before the filing date.
- ›It relied on the holder’s own statements, an undated webshop screenshot, and 2018 Instagram posts showing Belvedere tableware; the holder filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted at least D1, a 18 September 2018 Instagram disclosure, as prior art accessible to the relevant sector before the filing date.
- ›It found that despite deep-versus-flat plate differences, both designs created the same overall impression of a plain white porcelain plate with the same baroque silhouette.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b) CDR.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- 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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