Invalidity · first instance · 2026-04-14
000129522
Contested design: 006090502-0014
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen EU-Geschmacksmusters Nr. 006090502-0014 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Pro-Form Ipari és Kereskedelmi Kft.via PDF extraction
Hungary (HU)
Ecser, Ungarn
Holder · RCD owner
Messerle GmbH
Austria (AT)
Mäder, Österreich
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
food packaging shown on the applicant website
http://pro-form.hu · WaybackMachine · disclosed 2018-03-05
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying mainly on a prior disclosure on its website archived by WaybackMachine.
- ›The holder argued the cited images were blurred and, in any event, the contested packaging differed through its diagonal division, protruding upper shape, proportions, and black lower part.
- ›The Division accepted D1 as disclosed on 5 March 2018 via WaybackMachine but rejected the other internet page, technical drawing, and invoice as proof of public disclosure.
- ›Comparing D1 with the contested design, the Division found substantial differences in shape, surface structure, proportions, and colour, so the contested design had individual character and remained novel.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- MemberIvo TSENKOV
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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