Invalidity · first instance · 2026-05-08
000129421
Contested design: 000227327-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen EU-Geschmacksmusters Nr. 000227327-0001 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Der Antragsteller trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Robert Büttnervia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Sonneberg, Deutschland
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Brain Flash-Patententwicklungs GmbH
Austria (AT)
Lienz, Österreich
Prior art cited (2)
European patent figures cited to argue the contested filter design is technically dictated.
EP 1 492 609 B1 · European patent
Additional European patent figures cited for the technical-function objection.
EP 3 129 122 B1 · European patent
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Article 25(1)(b), arguing the filter design lacked individual character because its visible features were entirely technically dictated.
- ›To support that position, the applicant relied on the holder's European patent documents and figures said to show the same technically necessary filter structure.
- ›The holder replied that the request was insufficiently substantiated in part and that the front grid and opening pattern reflected multiple design choices rather than purely technical necessity.
- ›The Invalidity Division found the cited patent material did not prove that all features were solely dictated by technical function and that the contested design created a different overall impression, so the request was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberIvan PRANDZHEV
- 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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