Invalidity · first instance · 2024-04-04
000121618
Contested design: 006857819-0001
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. 006857819-0001 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Jelenia Plast sp. z o.o.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
ul. Spoldzielcza 47, 58 500 Jelenia Gora, Poland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Gusta Garden GmbH
Austria (AT)
Eschenweg 16, 9551 Bodensdorf, Austria
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Blumentopfdesign 'Pflanzturm, 4-teilig von Netto Marken-Discount'
Microsoft Bing / NETTO / discounto.de · disclosed 2017-03-14
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on earlier design D1 allegedly disclosed online by 14 March 2017.
- ›The holder denied any proven pre-filing disclosure, argued D1 was only marketed in 2021, and maintained the contested design was new and had individual character.
- ›The Division held the Bing screenshots and expert statements did not objectively prove disclosure before filing and left unresolved doubts about the claimed 2017 date.
- ›Because prior disclosure of D1 was not established under Article 7, the invalidity grounds under Articles 4, 5 and 6 failed and the application was rejected.
Decision files
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