Invalidity appeal · Board of Appeal · 2025-05-05
R0796/2024-3
Contested design: 015028614-0001
Outcome
The appeal is dismissed, and the design holder must bear the costs and fees incurred by the invalidity applicant in the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
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1. Dismisses the appeal; 2. Orders the design holder to bear the costs and fees incurred by the invalidity applicant in the invalidity and appeal proceedings.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Jinhui Huangvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
1F, Workshop 8, Lijincheng S&T Industrial Park, East Industrial Road, Longhua District, 518000 Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Holder · RCD owner
Quanzhou Weike Terui Network Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
518, 5/F, Bldg. 5, Hengdali Shoes Industry, No. 808, Quan'an North Rd., Wutan Village, Chidian Town, 362200 Jinjiang City, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (4)
VASZOLA 5 Tier Wood Tall Plant Stand Metal Rack plant stand
amazon.co.uk ASIN B0BLSDYTZD · amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2022-11-08
MUAEEOK Plant Stand 5 Tier Indoor Metal Flower Shelf plant stand
amazon.de ASIN B0C2YTCKXN · amazon.de · disclosed 2023-06-12
Chinese registered design allegedly identical to the contested RCD
Chinese design No 202130565095.2 · China / DesignView · disclosed 2021-12-17
AZERPIAN 5-tier indoor metal plant stand
amazon.fr ASIN B0B4D5NKFT · amazon.fr · disclosed 2022-07-11
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The design holder appealed only on disclosure, arguing the Amazon.co.uk listing fell within the Article 7(2) grace period because an authorised seller marketed the product.
- ›The invalidity applicant denied the holder proved entitlement from the designer and added independent Amazon.de and Amazon.fr listings, plus a Chinese design registration, to show earlier disclosure.
- ›The Board admitted the new evidence and held the Amazon.de and Amazon.fr printouts objectively proved independent third-party online publication before 20 July 2023.
- ›Because those disclosures were sufficient and the individual-character findings were not challenged on appeal, the Board dismissed the appeal and maintained invalidity.
Deciding panel
- ChairG. Humphreys Bacon
- RapporteurE. Fink
- MemberH. Salmi
- RegistrarH. Dijkema
Decision files
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