Invalidity · first instance · 2018-06-22
000010578
Contested design: 002275701-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's fixed costs of EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 002275701-0001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shanghai Alix International Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Room 1806, Building 19, No. 1515, Gumei Rd, Shanghai City, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shanghai Lees Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
No. 188, Lane 3455, ZhongChun Road, Min Hang District, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
gel pen design shown in the applicant's photos and linked to Rotterdam shipment documents
invoice, packing list, bill of lading and photos submitted as Annexes 1-4 · disclosed 2013-01-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested gel-pen design lacked novelty and individual character because an identical pen had been shipped to Rotterdam before the priority date.
- ›It relied on an invoice, packing list, bill of lading, and undated product photos, arguing that a matching barcode linked the documents to the pictured pens.
- ›The holder replied that the documents were unreliable, no dated image showed the invoked pen, and barcode searches pointed to clearly different products.
- ›The Division found the alleged prior disclosure unproven under Article 7(1), so the applicant failed to show lack of novelty or individual character and the application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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