Invalidity · first instance · 2025-01-29
000123694
Contested design: 008866115-0001
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. 008866115-0001 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
Liebscher & Bracht Schmerzfrei GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Kaiser-Friedrich-Promenade 111, 61348 Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe, Deutschland
Holder · RCD owner
AllMates GmbH & Co. KG
Germany (DE)
Otto-Hahn-Straße 20, 61381 Friedrichsdorf,Deutschland
Prior art cited (2)
Liebscher & Bracht Original Rückenretter, stackable cylindrical component set
ASIN B092TMBZ53; https://www.amazon.de/dp/B092TMBZ53/ · Amazon.de · disclosed 2021-04-18
Liebscher & Bracht Original Rückenretter, variant with recessed top part
ASIN B092TMBZ53; https://www.amazon.de/dp/B092TMBZ53/ · Amazon.de · disclosed 2021-04-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, relying on two earlier Amazon-disclosed designs labelled D1 and D2.
- ›The holder argued that only novelty had been pleaded, the evidence images were inadequate, and the contested design remained new and individually distinctive.
- ›The Division accepted that D1 and D2 were disclosed before 22 February 2022 via Amazon.de and could be assessed under Article 7(1).
- ›It found visible differences in the side recesses, dome surface, and number of wedge-shaped protrusions, so the earlier designs were not identical.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- 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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