Invalidity · first instance · 2025-02-24
000125981
Contested design: 001313878-0008
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity against registered Community design No 001313878-0008 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. 001313878-0008 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Der Antragsteller trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Matthias Josef Wintervia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Wilhelm-Theodor-Römheld-Str. 14, 55130 Mainz, Deutschland
Holder · RCD owner
Best on Bolt GmbH
Austria (AT)
Neumarkt im Tauchental 137, 7461 Neumarkt im Tauchental, Österreich
Represented by
Prior art cited (4)
photographic image of a lock washer from the website extract
https://www.best-on-bolt.com/ · best-on-bolt.com via Wayback Machine · disclosed 2011-02-03
photographic image of a lock washer from the website extract
https://www.best-on-bolt.com/ · best-on-bolt.com via Wayback Machine · disclosed 2011-02-03
CAD drawing of a lock washer shown on the website extract
https://www.best-on-bolt.com/ · best-on-bolt.com via Wayback Machine · disclosed 2011-02-03
CAD drawing of a lock washer shown on the website extract
https://www.best-on-bolt.com/ · best-on-bolt.com via Wayback Machine · disclosed 2011-02-03
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested lock washer was a component part of a complex product, lacked visibility-based protection, and in any event lacked novelty and individual character over D1 to D4.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the applicant had not shown the design was specifically intended for a particular complex product, so Article 4(2) did not assist the challenge.
- ›The Division accepted D1 to D4 as disclosed via the archived website but found clear differences in grooves, outer ring shape, and proportions, so the contested design remained new and had individual character.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberThorsten ICKENROTH
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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