Invalidity · first instance · 2024-10-22
000126256
Contested design: 009084619-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 009084619-0002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Bernd Braunevia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Bürgermeister-Prenn-Str. 16, 82008, Unterhaching, Germany
Represented by
Georgios Karakatsanis
Holder · RCD owner
Zhuhai Kelitong Electronic Co., Ltd
China (CN)
Workshop 1-1 of Zhuhai Meike Refrigeration Equipment Co., Ltd., Yongan 2nd Road, Liangang Industrial Zone, Hongqi Town, Jinwan District, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519090, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
TIMEMORE Manual Coffee Grinder
https://www.amazon.com.au; ASIN B 09D 7YH VP8 · Amazon.com.au · disclosed 2020-02-04
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on an earlier TIMEMORE manual coffee grinder disclosed on Amazon before the filing date.
- ›Holder filed no observations and left the invalidity application undefended.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as sufficient internet disclosure under Article 7 and treated the prior grinder as part of the prior art.
- ›Given broad designer freedom for manual coffee grinders, the shared cylindrical body, separation line, bent handle and knob outweighed minor relief and knob differences.
- ›The contested design lacked individual character, so the application was upheld, the design invalidated in full, and costs awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| deGerman | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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