Invalidity · first instance · 2025-02-24
000125986
Contested design: 001313878-0002
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity against Registered Community design No 001313878-0002 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. 001313878-0002 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 disclosure of a ring lock washer
https://www.best-on-bolt.com/ (Wayback Machine) · best-on-bolt.com via Wayback Machine · disclosed 2011-02-03
photographic disclosure of a ring lock washer
https://www.best-on-bolt.com/ (Wayback Machine) · best-on-bolt.com via Wayback Machine · disclosed 2011-02-03
CAD depiction of a ring lock washer
https://www.best-on-bolt.com/ (Wayback Machine) · best-on-bolt.com via Wayback Machine · disclosed 2011-02-03
CAD depiction of a ring lock washer
https://www.best-on-bolt.com/ (Wayback Machine) · best-on-bolt.com via Wayback Machine · disclosed 2011-02-03
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested lock washer was a component part of a complex product, was visible only at its outer edge in normal use, and 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 apply to limit the assessment to visible features.
- ›The Division accepted D1 to D4 as disclosed online before filing but held their slanted notches and differently shaped outer rings created a different overall impression, so the 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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