Invalidity · first instance · 2025-10-03
000129261
Contested design: 015065380-0005
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015065380-0005 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Sturm Handels GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
"Militaria Lodz.pl" Marek Dziekanskivia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Łódź, Poland
Represented by
Slawomir Budzik
Prior art cited (1)
MIL-TEC combat knife with saw and sheath
https://www.recon-company.com · Internet Archive / recon-company.com · disclosed 2024-05-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on a prior MIL-TEC combat knife with saw and sheath disclosed before the filing date.
- ›The applicant submitted Internet Archive printouts from recon-company.com archived on 18 May 2024; the holder filed no objections on disclosure.
- ›The Division found the web evidence sufficient under Article 7(1) EUDR and treated the prior knife design as made available to the public before filing.
- ›Given at least average designer freedom, the shared blade, serrations, ringed handle, guard, and sheath features dominated; minor guard and sheath-cord differences did not change the overall impression.
- ›The contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b) EUDR, so the application was upheld and the design declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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