Invalidity · first instance · 2024-06-28
000124495
Contested design: 015006715-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested Community design No 015006715-0002 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. 015006715-0002 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
Bernhard Lellekvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Schwerinerstr. 5, 58638 Iserlohn, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
FreeYi Handels-GmbH
Germany (DE)
Otto-Hahn-Ring 19, 64653 Lorsch, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
FALKENWERK Wäschekorb mit Deckel 145L – Wasserabweisender Wäschesammler 3 Fächer & herausnehmbaren Wäschesäcke – Faltbare Wäschebox mit Waschhinweisen – Wäschekorb 3 Fächer
ASIN B09ZV99MPJ · amazon.de · disclosed 2022-05-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier Amazon disclosures of a similar laundry basket.
- ›The holder filed no observations and did not dispute the prior disclosure evidence.
- ›The Division accepted D1 as disclosed on amazon.de before the filing date, supported by the ASIN listing history and a dated customer review.
- ›It found only minor differences in shade and folds, and concluded both designs created the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
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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