Invalidity · first instance · 2024-03-19
000120583
Contested design: 000096102-0005
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0000961020005 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
trilatec GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Forsthausstraße 10, 66663 Merzig, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Eltete Tpm Oyvia PDF extraction
Finland (FI)
Varastokuja 5, 07900 Loviisa, Finland
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested design was invalid under Article 25(1)(a) because its views were inconsistent and did not depict one single design under Article 3(a).
- ›The holder replied that the applicant's 3D reconstruction lacked evidential value and that apparent discrepancies could result from projection methods and perspective.
- ›The Division held that the views must be read together, exact measurements are not part of the claimed protection, and any differences do not prevent clear identification of one design.
- ›The invalidity ground under Article 25(1)(a) was rejected, and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's fixed representation costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
Decision files
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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