Invalidity · first instance · 2026-04-07
000129055
Contested design: 015087587-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder is ordered to pay costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene EU-Geschmacksmuster Nr. 015087587-0003 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)
passenger car design
DM/229 367 · WIPO Global Design Database · disclosed 2023-06-16
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character and also invoked use of its EU trade mark in the contested design.
- ›The holder asked for rejection or, alternatively, maintenance in amended form without the star shown on the grille and boot lid.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of D1 through the WIPO publication and assessed individual character primarily against that earlier international design.
- ›It found the car designs created the same overall impression; differences in doors, colour scheme, and minor details did not alter individual character.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld in full, the amendment request was rejected, and the holder was ordered to bear costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvan PRANDZHEV
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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