Invalidity · first instance · 2026-04-23
000129508
Contested design: 006090502-0034
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity against EU design No 006090502-0034 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen EU-Geschmacksmusters Nr. 006090502-0034 wird zurückgewiesen. 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's website
http://pro-form.hu · Internet Archive WaybackMachine · disclosed 2018-03-05
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested food-packaging design lacked novelty and individual character over D1, allegedly disclosed on its website and captured via the Wayback Machine.
- ›The holder replied that the cited disclosures were blurred and unsuitable for comparison, and that the contested design had distinct diagonal division, bump structure, and proportions.
- ›The Division accepted D1's disclosure through the archived website screenshot but rejected the other documents as proof of public disclosure.
- ›Comparing D1 with the contested design, the Division found significant differences in the upper shape, lower structure, and proportions, so the contested design retained individual character and novelty.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
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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