Invalidity · first instance · 2025-09-04
000126579
Contested design: 003475052-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, EU design No 003475052-0001 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 eingetragene EU-Geschmacksmuster Nr. 003475052-0001 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
KWB Germany GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Stuhr, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
Amazon product page for the iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit / tool holder
https://www.amazon.com/ifixit-pro-tech-toolkit.electronics/dp/B01GF0KV6G/ ; ASIN B01GF0KV6G · amazon.com · disclosed 2015-11-21
Additional screenshot showing the same iFixit product appearance on Amazon
amazon.com · disclosed 2015-11-25
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicants sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying mainly on Amazon screenshots of an earlier iFixit toolkit disclosure.
- ›The holder argued D1 was undated, could have been altered later on Amazon, the first delivery was later, and the grace period under Article 7(2) applied.
- ›The Division found the Amazon evidence objectively sufficient to show public disclosure of D1 by 21 November 2015 and held that the holder did not rebut that disclosure.
- ›Comparing the designs, the Division found the same overall impression for the informed user, with only negligible differences and broad designer freedom.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld in full, the contested design was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- MemberThorsten ICKENROTH
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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