Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-10
000126923
Contested design: 000960844-0006
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered EU design No 000960844-0006 is rejected, and the applicant 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. 000960844-0006 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Heavy Power Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
Taiwan (TW)
Taipei City, Taiwan
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
Germany (DE)
Minden, Deutschland
Prior art cited (17)
three-opening wire connector with a red or orange front
Conrad Profession Elektronik und Technik 2006 · Conrad Profession Elektronik und Technik 2006 catalog · disclosed 2006-12-31
wire connector design
tridonicatco-ct.com (Wayback Machine) · tridonicatco-ct.com / Internet Archive Wayback Machine · disclosed 2007-10-14
wire connector design
tridonicatco-ct.com (Wayback Machine) · tridonicatco-ct.com / Internet Archive Wayback Machine · disclosed 2007-10-14
wire connector design
tridonicatco-ct.com (Wayback Machine) · tridonicatco-ct.com / Internet Archive Wayback Machine · disclosed 2007-10-14
wire connector design
tridonicatco-ct.com (Wayback Machine) · tridonicatco-ct.com / Internet Archive Wayback Machine · disclosed 2007-10-14
wire connector design shown in utility model figures
DE 203 03 537 U1, Fig. 15 and Fig. 17 · DPMA utility model publication · disclosed 2003-06-18
In-Sure Push-In Wire Connector
IDEAL Power Vol. 12 2004 · IDEAL Power catalog · disclosed 2004-12-31
wire connector design
Ideal catalog excerpts (TW13) · Ideal catalog excerpts
wire connector design
Ideal catalog excerpts (TW13) · Ideal catalog excerpts
wire connector design
Ideal catalog excerpts (TW13) · Ideal catalog excerpts
wire connector design
http://www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine) · www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp / Internet Archive Wayback Machine
wire connector design
http://www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine) · www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp / Internet Archive Wayback Machine
wire connector design
http://www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine) · www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp / Internet Archive Wayback Machine
wire connector design
http://www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine) · www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp / Internet Archive Wayback Machine
wire connector design
http://www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine) · www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp / Internet Archive Wayback Machine
wire connector design
http://www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine) · www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp / Internet Archive Wayback Machine
wire connector design
http://www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine) · www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp / Internet Archive Wayback Machine
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on multiple earlier connector designs and arguing that the contested design's features were already disclosed.
- ›The holder argued that the cited disclosures did not defeat registration and that the contested EU design retained novelty and individual character despite the prior art and national litigation cited by the parties.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure only for D1 to D17 as identified, rejected several other materials as inadequate or irrelevant, and found no proof that the contested design's relevant features were excluded as purely technical.
- ›Comparing each accepted earlier design separately, the Division found sufficient differences in proportions, front openings, housing shape, and overall appearance, so the contested design remained novel and had individual character.
Deciding panel
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberThorsten ICKENROTH
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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