Invalidity · first instance · 2025-01-24
000124695
Contested design: 001403281-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, the contested Community design 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. 001403281-0001 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
Association GYIvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
78, allée Primavera Centre Ubidoca 20837, 74370 Annecy, Frankreich
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
W.R. Lang GmbH
Germany (DE)
Hafenstr. 83, 56564 Neuwied, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
figurative mark/logo consisting of the letter L within a circular element formed by four arrows
German trademark registration No. 30 2009 054 529 · DPMA database · disclosed 2010-03-26
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested logo design lacked novelty and individual character because an identical earlier design had already been disclosed before the filing date.
- ›The holder said the application was insufficiently substantiated and, in any event, the cited earlier sign was not identical because its colored arrows created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division held that the applicant clearly relied on German trademark registration No. 30 2009 054 529, whose publication by the DPMA on 26 March 2010 constituted a valid prior disclosure.
- ›Comparing only the features claimed in the contested RCD, the Division found the earlier sign had the same relevant features and any differences were immaterial details, so the RCD lacked novelty.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld, the contested RCD was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberThorsten ICKENROTH
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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