Invalidity · first instance · 2026-04-07
000128981
Contested design: 015087587-0008
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is granted, the registered EU design No 015087587-0008 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene EU-Geschmacksmuster Nr. 015087587-0008 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Mercedes-Benz Group AGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Stuttgart, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Robu Aktiengesellschaft
Switzerland (CH)
Appenzell, Schweiz
Represented by
Jochen Herrmann
Prior art cited (1)
Mercedes-Maybach S-Class passenger car
https://media.mercedes-benz.com/en/press-kit/846ee20d-5879-4e01-82f3-391785dd36f0 · media.mercedes-benz.com · disclosed 2020-11-19
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying in particular on D1, a 19 November 2020 Mercedes-Maybach S-Class web disclosure, and also invoked prior MAYBACH rights.
- ›Holder disputed disclosure of some earlier designs, argued the contested design created a different overall impression, and alternatively sought maintenance in amended form without the claimed logo and 'MAYBACH'.
- ›The Division accepted D1 as publicly disclosed on 19 November 2020, found broad designer freedom for passenger cars, and treated the similarities in body shape, lighting, grille, lines, and two-tone finish as decisive.
- ›Differences such as three versus five doors, glazing changes, and logo placements did not alter the overall impression; the contested design lacked individual character and was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvo TSENKOV
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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