Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-10
000126925
Contested design: 000960844-0015
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity 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. 000960844-0015 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)
wire connector
"Conrad Profession Elektronik und Technik 2006", p. 784, model 773 (3-pole) · Conrad catalog · disclosed 2006-12-31
wire connector
tridonicatco-ct.com (Wayback Machine archive) · tridonicatco-ct.com / Internet Archive · disclosed 2007-10-14
wire connector
tridonicatco-ct.com (Wayback Machine archive) · tridonicatco-ct.com / Internet Archive · disclosed 2007-10-14
wire connector
tridonicatco-ct.com (Wayback Machine archive) · tridonicatco-ct.com / Internet Archive · disclosed 2007-10-14
wire connector
tridonicatco-ct.com (Wayback Machine archive) · tridonicatco-ct.com / Internet Archive · disclosed 2007-10-14
Schraubenlose Dosenklemme
DE 203 03 537 U1 · DPMA · disclosed 2003-06-18
In-Sure Push-In Wire Connector
"IDEAL Power" Vol. 12 2004 · IDEAL catalog · disclosed 2004-12-31
wire connector
"Ideal" catalog extracts · Ideal online catalog
wire connector
"Ideal" catalog extracts · Ideal online catalog
wire connector
"Ideal" catalog extracts · Ideal online catalog
wire connector
www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine archive) · www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp / Internet Archive
wire connector
www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine archive) · www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp / Internet Archive
wire connector
www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine archive) · www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp / Internet Archive
wire connector
www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine archive) · www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp / Internet Archive
wire connector
www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine archive) · www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp / Internet Archive
wire connector
www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine archive) · www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp / Internet Archive
wire connector
www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine archive) · www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp / Internet Archive
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on numerous earlier wire-connector disclosures and arguing that key design features were already known.
- ›The holder contested the disclosures and comparisons, argued the contested design remained new and individual, and denied that the identified features were purely technically dictated.
- ›The Division accepted only some cited disclosures, found no proof that any relevant features were excluded under Article 8(1), and assessed designer freedom for connection terminals as average.
- ›Comparing D1 to D17 individually, the Division held that all earlier designs created a different overall impression, especially because none showed the contested design's double row of four openings.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected in full and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's fixed costs of EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- 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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