Invalidity · first instance · 2018-06-21
000010649
Contested design: 002526673-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected and the applicant must bear the holder's costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 002526673-0001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Steinel GmbH
Germany (DE)
Dieselstr. 80-84, 33442 Herzebrock, Germany
Holder · RCD owner
Ningbo Ehome Electronic Co., Ltd
China (CN)
Suite 1603, Shiji Jinmao Bldg., 158 Baizhang Rd., Ningbo 315040, The People’s Republic of China
Prior art cited (1)
motion sensor marketed by the applicant as IS-1
IS-1 · www.amazon.de · disclosed 2007-05-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on its earlier IS-1 motion sensor allegedly disclosed and sold in the EU before the filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply and left the invalidity claim undefended.
- ›The Division held the submitted Amazon extract, brochures, price list, and prior-file submissions did not reliably prove a sufficiently clear prior design disclosure under Article 7 CDR.
- ›Because prior disclosure was not proven, the applicant failed to establish lack of novelty or individual character, so the invalidity application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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