Invalidity · first instance · 2026-05-27
000124336
Contested design: 008837884-0004
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 008837884-0004 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
KCT GmbH & Co. KGvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Robert-Bosch-Str. 30, 72348 Rosenfeld, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Radosław Pryba
Poland (PL)
Kolejowa 15, 67-300 Szprotawa, Poland
Prior art cited (1)
prior profile design evidenced by a technical drawing, AWW invoices, and a photograph
profile 03673 · AWW · disclosed 2007-01-16
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character, relying on an earlier disclosed profile design supported by a technical drawing, invoices, and a photograph accepted after remittal from the Board of Appeal.
- ›The holder argued the comparison should reflect the end user of the product, that visible finish differences were decisive, and that the shared features were technical or invisible in normal use.
- ›The Invalidity Division found the prior design had been sufficiently disclosed, defined the informed user by reference to sun visors and vehicle profiles, and considered the designer's freedom at least average.
- ›It held that the extensive similarities in cross-sectional structure and arrangement of essential features outweighed minor detailing differences, so the contested design lacked individual character and was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberChiara BORACE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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