Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-06
000127395
Contested design: 006686580-0002
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered EU design No 006686580-0002 is rejected.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen EU-Geschmacksmusters Nr. 006686580-0002 wird zurückgewiesen.
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 (4)
Dixan 3in1 total detergent capsules shown by two invoices and attached undated product photos
Invoices from MOLDOVÁN CONSULTING Kft. · disclosed 2016-08-23
LE CHAT Blanc 3in1 / Trio-Bulles detergent capsules shown by invoice and attached product photos
GTIN 3178041355971 · Invoice from Power-Washing Kft. · disclosed 2016-05-13
Google search results for the LE CHAT product barcode
3178041355971 · Google
Screenshot of an Excel table referring to Persil Discs Color and Persil Discs Regular
claimed dm Drogeriemarkt listing · disclosed 2019-05-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested detergent-capsule design lacked novelty and individual character over earlier Dixan and LE CHAT capsule disclosures supported by invoices, photos, Google results and a retail listing screenshot.
- ›Holder disputed disclosure, arguing three-chamber capsules were launched only from 2021 onward, the invoices and images did not match, and the cited GTIN was only used from 2022.
- ›The Division held the invoices, undated images, Google search results and spreadsheet did not reliably prove the claimed earlier designs were made available to the public before the filing date.
- ›Application rejected because disclosure of the invoked prior designs was not established.
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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