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BPatG, 27. 02.2020 – 30 W (pat) 809\/18 – Fahrradsattel<\/em><\/p>\n

Under Paragraph 4 of Design Act a design which is used in or incorporated into a product which is a component part of a complex product is considered to be new and to have individual character only if the component part incorporated into a complex product remains visible when that product is used as intended and those visible features of the component part itself satisfy the requirements as to novelty and individual character.<\/p>\n

It is therefore indispensable that a component part incorporated in the complex product remains visible as a component part of the complex product when it is used as intended; on the other hand, a visibility which is only achieved by or on separation of the component part from the complex product cannot constitute such visibility.<\/p>\n

Practical tip:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the present case, the visibility (under trademark law) of the underside of a bicycle saddle on a bicycle (complex product) was challenged because this underside could actually only be viewed when the bicycle saddle was replaced.<\/p>\n

It should therefore be carefully examined whether an actual possibility of recognising design features remains even when the entire product is in use.<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen whether this (high) requirement will also be confirmed by the pending appeal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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