Invalidity · first instance · 2026-04-07
000129076
Contested design: 015087587-0006
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, EU design No. 015087587-0006 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. 015087587-0006 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 shown in a Mercedes-Benz press kit
https://media.mercedes-benz.com/press-kit/846ee20d-5879-4e01-82f3-391785dd36f0 · media.mercedes-benz.com · disclosed 2020-11-19
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character and also relied on MAYBACH mark-related objections, submitting D1 as a web disclosure dated 19 November 2020.
- ›The holder disputed that D1 had been validly disclosed, argued the contested design created a different overall impression, and alternatively requested maintenance without the logo and the word element 'MAYBACH'.
- ›The Division accepted D1 as publicly disclosed internet evidence and found that the shared contours, proportions, lighting, grille, body lines, and two-tone finish outweighed the design differences.
- ›The contested design was found to lack individual character over D1, so the invalidity application was granted and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvo TSENKOV
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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