Invalidity · first instance · 2026-02-10
000126938
Contested design: 000960844-0002
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of EU design No. 000960844-0002 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. 000960844-0002 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-port wire connector with red or orange front
Conrad Profession Elektronik und Technik 2006, p. 784 · Conrad catalog · disclosed 2006-12-31
wire connector shown on archived website
tridonicatco-ct.com (Wayback Machine) · tridonicatco-ct.com · disclosed 2007-10-14
wire connector shown on archived website
tridonicatco-ct.com (Wayback Machine) · tridonicatco-ct.com · disclosed 2007-10-14
wire connector shown on archived website
tridonicatco-ct.com (Wayback Machine) · tridonicatco-ct.com · disclosed 2007-10-14
wire connector shown on archived website
tridonicatco-ct.com (Wayback Machine) · tridonicatco-ct.com · disclosed 2007-10-14
wire connector disclosed in utility model figures 15 and 17
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 shown in Ideal catalog extract
Ideal catalog extract · Ideal catalog
wire connector shown in Ideal catalog extract
Ideal catalog extract · Ideal catalog
wire connector shown in Ideal catalog extract
Ideal catalog extract · Ideal catalog
wire connector shown on archived website
http://www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine) · mediagalaxy.co.jp
wire connector shown on archived website
http://www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine) · mediagalaxy.co.jp
wire connector shown on archived website
http://www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine) · mediagalaxy.co.jp
wire connector shown on archived website
http://www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine) · mediagalaxy.co.jp
wire connector shown on archived website
http://www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine) · mediagalaxy.co.jp
wire connector shown on archived website
http://www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine) · mediagalaxy.co.jp
wire connector shown on archived website
http://www5.mediagalaxy.co.jp (Wayback Machine) · mediagalaxy.co.jp
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested connector design lacked novelty and individual character over multiple earlier disclosures, especially connectors with transparent housings and colored inserts.
- ›The holder denied the invalidity grounds, disputed the applicant's feature weighting and technical-function arguments, and maintained that the contested design remained new and distinctive.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure only for D1 to D17, rejected several other materials as inadequate or irrelevant evidence, and found no proof that the contested features were exclusively dictated by technical function.
- ›Comparing each admitted prior design individually, the Division found clear differences in proportions, opening shapes, insert presentation, and overall impression, so the invalidity application was rejected.
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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