Invalidity · first instance · 2026-03-10
000131007
Contested design: 015045124-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and registered EU design No 015045124-0001 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered EU design No 015045124-0001 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
IP Central GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
München, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Højer Møbler A/S
Denmark (DK)
Vodskov, Denmark
Prior art cited (1)
Zap Board tabletop as part of a school table
hojermobler Instagram post dated 07/12/2022 · Instagram · disclosed 2022-12-07
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested tabletop design had already been disclosed as the holder's 'Zap Board' furniture component in catalogues and, at least, in a 07/12/2022 Instagram post.
- ›Holder did not submit observations on the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Instagram post as prior disclosure and found the contested tabletop reproduced the prior design's rectangular flat surface, raised back lip and gentle recesses, differing only in wood colour.
- ›Application upheld because the colour difference did not create a different overall impression on the informed user.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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