Invalidity · first instance · 2025-07-14
000124937
Contested design: 003384643-0006
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of the contested EU design is rejected.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen EU-Geschmacksmusters Nr. 003384643-0006 wird zurückgewiesen.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Tianli Electrical Machinery (Ningbo) Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Holder · RCD owner
WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
Germany (DE)
Minden, Deutschland
Prior art cited (3)
Leiterplattenklemme mit Betätigungshebel
DE 10 2014 114 026 A1 · DPMA · disclosed 2016-03-31
Klemme [elektrisch]
001024517-0016 · EUIPO Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2008-11-11
Klemme [elektrisch]
CN 303143222 S / 201430301570.5 · Chinese intellectual property database · disclosed 2015-03-25
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested electrical-clamp design was purely functional and also lacked novelty and individual character over D1, D2 and D3.
- ›The holder disputed exclusive technical functionality, said D1 fell within the grace period, and maintained that the cited earlier designs produced different overall impressions.
- ›The Division rejected the Article 8 ground, excluded D1 under the grace-period rule, and found D2 and D3 sufficiently different from the contested design for both individual character and novelty.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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