Invalidity · first instance · 2023-11-15
000120387
Contested design: 008668859-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity against Registered Community design No. 008668859-0001 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. 008668859-0001 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Der Antragsteller trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Herbert Koernervia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Sewanstr. 251, 10319 Berlin, Deutschland
Holder · RCD owner
mySheepi GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Alt-Moabit 92, 10559 Berlin, Deutschland
Represented by
Hans-Peter Gottfried
Prior art cited (5)
older trademark right allegedly held by Lars Reimann
sleep pillow variant
DE 20 2021 000 859 U1 · Germany
medical travel and rest pillow with external pillow cover, variable for cervical and lumbar spine area
European Patent No. 245971 · European patent
instructions for use for a sleep pillow variant from 2015
invoice extract
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued that the contested pillow design unlawfully used his earlier protected work and cited an older trademark, a German utility model, a European patent, a manual and an invoice.
- ›Holder replied that the mark was not used, the patent did not match the design, and copyright ownership, prior disclosure and originality were not proven.
- ›The Division held that Article 25(1)(f) requires proof of the relevant national copyright law, ownership of the earlier right and the conditions for protection.
- ›Because the applicant identified no member state or applicable copyright provisions and did not substantiate the right invoked, the invalidity application was rejected and costs were awarded against him.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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