Invalidity · first instance · 2025-08-28
000126625
Contested design: 004675601-0002
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicants must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen EU-Geschmacksmusters Nr. 004675601-0002 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerinnen tragen die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
KWB Germany GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Stuhr, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
tool holder
EU design No. 003475052-0002 · EUIPO Register · disclosed 2016-11-30
Amazon product page showing iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit tool mat
https://www.amazon.com/ifixit-pro-tech-toolkit.electronics/dp/B01GF0KV6G · amazon.com · disclosed 2015-11-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicants sought invalidity for lack of individual character and because the design features were allegedly dictated solely by technical function.
- ›The holder argued that the prior designs created a different overall impression, that D2 had not been validly disclosed, and that alternative design choices existed.
- ›The Invalidity Division found that the applicants had not shown the design was exclusively technically dictated and accepted D1 and D2 as disclosed prior art.
- ›Comparing the overall arrangement, proportions, openings, and color appearance, the Division found sufficient differences and upheld the design's individual character.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- 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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