Invalidity · first instance · 2025-08-28
000126621
Contested design: 004660397-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU 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 eingetragenes EU-Geschmacksmuster Nr. 004660397-0001 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
Einhell Accessories GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Stuhr, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
iFixit Pro Tech Werkzeugset für Elektronik, Smartphone, Computer und Tablet; bit holder shown in Amazon product images
ASIN B01GF0KV6G · amazon.com · disclosed 2015-11-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicants sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on Amazon screenshots of D1 and also arguing the views were inconsistent under the design definition.
- ›The holder argued the 2024 Amazon screenshot did not prove the product's 2015 appearance, claimed the toolkit had changed over time, and invoked the twelve-month grace period.
- ›The Division found D1 had been made available on amazon.com by at least 21 November 2015, outside the grace period, and the holder's evidence did not rebut that disclosure.
- ›Comparing the designs, the Division held minor differences in proportions and the end cap did not change the overall impression for the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid for lack of individual character, and the holder was ordered to pay costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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