Invalidity · first instance · 2023-11-17
000120458
Contested design: 008668859-0002
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. 008668859-0002 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 owned by the applicant
Schlafkissenvariante
DE 20 2021 000 859 U1
Medizinisches Reise- und Ruhekissen mit externer Kissenhülle, variabel für Halswirbel- und Lendenwirbelsäulenbereich
EP 245971
Gebrauchsanleitung zu einer Schlafkissenvariante 2015
Auszug einer Rechnung
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(f), relying on an alleged earlier trademark right, a German utility model, a European patent, and supporting product documents.
- ›The holder argued that the mark was not used in the contested design, the patent did not match all features, and any copyright claim was unproven and unsupported under national law.
- ›The Division held that an Article 25(1)(f) claim requires proof of the relevant national copyright rules and of the applicant's entitlement under them, which were not provided.
- ›The invalidity application was therefore rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's costs.
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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