Invalidity · first instance · 2026-05-08
000129441
Contested design: 000227327-0002
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity against EU design No. 000227327-0002 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. 000227327-0002 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 of the holder cited to show the technical function of the contested filter design
EP 1 492 609 B1
European patent figures cited to show the technical function of the contested filter design
EP 3 129 122 B1
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested filter design consisted solely of features dictated by technical function and therefore lacked individual character.
- ›The holder replied that the application was insufficiently reasoned on several grounds and that the cited patents did not prove all visible features were exclusively technical.
- ›The Invalidity Division found that at least the front opening pattern reflected design choice, so Article 8(1) did not invalidate the design as a whole.
- ›Because the contested design created a different overall impression and the evidence did not support the pleaded grounds, the invalidity application 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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