Invalidity · first instance · 2024-11-06
000123774
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 (8)
Lidl product-sampling disclosure of a Romberg potato tower
Lidl Ausmusterung
Amazon listing for Paul Potato
Amazon.de · disclosed 2018-04-15
RCD No 000295803-0003 · EUIPO database · disclosed 2005-04-05
RCD No 000295803-0004 · EUIPO database · disclosed 2005-04-05
German Design No M9207757-0001
German Design No 402014000199-0001
RCD No 00726039-0001 · EUIPO database · disclosed 2007-06-12
Keter 17197973 Ivy Planter
Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2014-01-22
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, alleged technical functionality, and argued the representations were inconsistent and did not show a single design.
- ›The holder argued the second invalidity action was admissible but unfounded, denied any proven disclosure of several cited designs, defended novelty and individual character, and disputed the technical-function objection.
- ›The Division found the representations consistently showed a set of plant containers, rejected the Article 8 objection, and accepted disclosure only for D2, D3, D4, D7, and D8.
- ›Comparing each disclosed prior design individually, the Division found a different overall impression and no identical prior design, so all invalidity grounds failed and the application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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