Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-06
000127339
Contested design: 006688404-0004
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen EU-Geschmacksmusters Nr. 006688404-0004 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
Santé Magyarország Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaságvia PDF extraction
Hungary (HU)
Szada, Ungarn
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Germany (DE)
Düsseldorf, Deutschland
Represented by
Jörg Schmidt
Prior art cited (9)
Henkel press release presenting 'Persil Discs: Deutschlands erstes 4-Kammern-System' with product images
Henkel press release · disclosed 2019-05-28
Email correspondence stating Henkel 4in1 washing capsules were launched on the German market on 1 July 2019; no design shown
Henkel employee email · disclosed 2024-05-22
Amazon.de listing for 'Persil 4in1 Discs' with product image
ASIN B07SHFYQH2 · amazon.de · disclosed 2019-06-30
Customer reviews for the Amazon.de 'Persil 4in1 Discs' listing
ASIN B07SHFYQH2 · amazon.de
Invoice from Arzenal Ltd. for 'Pro Clean Oxi Persil detergent 38 count' with attached product photos
Arzenal Ltd. invoice · disclosed 2018-10-01
Invoice from Arzenal Ltd. for 'Pro Clean Oxi Persil detergent 38 count' and 'Pro Clean Oxi High Persil detergent 38count' with attached product photos
Arzenal Ltd. invoice · disclosed 2018-10-01
Undated Google and barcodeindex.com search results for the article number shown in Annex 6
Google and barcodeindex.com
Amazon.com listing for 'Persil Discs Laundry Detergent Pacs, Original, 16 Count' with product image
ASIN B07PMQQ216 · amazon.com · disclosed 2019-03-05
Photograph of a screen showing an Excel table allegedly from dm Drogeriemarkt listing Persil Discs products
dm Drogeriemarkt spreadsheet photo · disclosed 2019-05-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on product images, invoices, Amazon listings, a press release, and related internet materials concerning Persil detergent capsules.
- ›The holder argued that all cited disclosures originated from or were attributable to the holder and fell within the twelve-month grace period under Article 7(2), so they could not be used against the contested design.
- ›The Division accepted that the holder was the designers' successor in title under Articles 14 and 17 and found the applicant had not rebutted that presumption with persuasive evidence.
- ›Because none of the relied-on disclosures predated the grace-period cutoff before the 7 August 2019 filing date, no relevant earlier design disclosure was established and the invalidity application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvan PRANDZHEV
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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