Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2022-07-19
R2063/2021-3
Contested design: 005835998-0001
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed, and the invalidity applicant must bear the design holder’s costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. Dismisses the appeal; 2. Orders the invalidity applicant to bear the costs incurred by the design holder.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Grillfürst GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Friedewalder Str. 24, 36251 Bad Hersfeld, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Yuxin E-commerce Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
B1107, Block B, Zhantao Technology Building, Minzhi Street, Longhua District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province 518000, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
triple-head grill cleaning brush with spindle-shaped black handle
Article 17-124 / ASIN B0751T3449 · Amazon.de and alleged Grillfürst market launch · disclosed 2017-08-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued that its earlier triple-head grill brush sold under article number 17-124 and ASIN B0751T3449 had been disclosed before filing and destroyed novelty and individual character.
- ›The design holder filed no defence before the Board.
- ›The Board agreed with the Invalidity Division that the invoice, internal affidavits and screenshots did not objectively prove when, where and in what exact form the alleged prior brush design had been made available to the public.
- ›Because disclosure under Article 7(1) CDR was not proven, the appeal was dismissed and the invalidity applicant was ordered to bear costs.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys
- RapporteurC. Negro
- MemberM. Bra
- Registrarp.o. E. Apaolaza
Decision files
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