Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-06
000127358
Contested design: 006686580-0004
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. 006686580-0004 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 (3)
Dixan 3in1 total detergent capsules
Rechnungen N10-000018/16 und N10-000017/16 · MOLDOVÁN CONSULTING Kft. invoices · disclosed 2016-08-23
LE CHAT Blanc 3in1 / Trio-Bulles detergent capsules
Invoice SZ2016/0020 / GTIN 3178041355971 · Power-Washing Kft. invoice · disclosed 2016-05-13
Persil Discs Color and Persil Discs Regular
dm Drogeriemarkt screen photo / Excel table · disclosed 2019-05-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested detergent-capsule design lacked novelty and individual character because identical or non-distinctive earlier capsule designs had been disclosed before the filing date.
- ›The holder denied any pre-filing disclosure, challenged the authenticity and dating of the invoices and images, and argued three-chamber capsules were only launched from 2021 onward.
- ›The Division found the invoices, undated product images, Google search results, and screen photo did not objectively link the claimed earlier product appearances to the alleged dates of disclosure.
- ›Because disclosure of the alleged earlier designs was not proven under Article 7(1), the invalidity grounds failed and the application was rejected with costs against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvan PRANDZHEV
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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