Invalidity · first instance · 2025-08-28
000126622
Contested design: 004660397-0003
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, the contested EU design No 004660397-0003 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. Das eingetragenes EU-Geschmacksmuster Nr. 004660397-0003 wird für nichtig erklärt. 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)
Amazon listing for the iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit showing the earlier bit holder
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 an earlier Amazon disclosure of the same bit holder and also alleging inconsistent views under the design definition.
- ›The holder argued the 2024 Amazon screenshot did not prove the product looked that way in 2015, claimed the product changed over time, and invoked the 12-month grace period.
- ›The Division found the Amazon evidence sufficient to show public disclosure by at least 21 November 2015, well before the 10 January 2018 filing date and outside the grace period.
- ›Comparing the visible features, the Division found the earlier design and contested design created the same overall impression on the informed user, so the contested design lacked individual character and was invalidated.
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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