Invalidity · first instance · 2018-06-11
000010526
Contested design: 002733949-0019
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's fixed costs of EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 0027339490019 is declared invalid. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Pearl GmbH
Germany (DE)
Pearl-Str. 1-3, 79426 Buggingen, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Honglan Yinvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Yuquan East Road No. 2, Quanxi Town, 421000 Hengnan County, Hunan Province, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
LED floodlight shown on amazon.co.uk
ASIN B004QZJVHI · Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2011-11-08
LED floodlight shown on amazon.de
ASIN B004AA6KQE · Amazon.de · disclosed 2013-03-21
LED floodlight shown on amazon.co.uk
ASIN B001CXNSBA · Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2014-02-11
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, relying on Amazon listings showing the same LED floodlight before the RCD filing date.
- ›The holder argued the Amazon pages were unreliable because photos could change and the images were too poor to prove the earlier design.
- ›The Division found the Amazon printouts reliable, noting the ASIN references, absence of proof of later image changes, and sufficient image quality.
- ›Comparing the product features directly, the Division found the prior design identical to the contested RCD and upheld the invalidity application.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberPierluigi M. VILLANI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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