Invalidity · first instance · 2018-06-26
000010828
Contested design: 004042679-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application against registered Community design No 004042679-0001 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 004042679-0001 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
Fatboy the Original B.V.
Netherlands (NL)
De Steenbok 19-21, 5215 MG ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Zhigang WANG
China (CN)
Sihai dormitory she kou Nanshan district, Shenzhen (Guangdong province) 518000, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
LAMZAC inflatable lounger / chaise longue
RCD No 002621904-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2015-02-03
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over its earlier LAMZAC design, arguing both loungers shared the same long double-tube form, central slit and rolled opening concept.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply.
- ›The Division found the prior design had no elevated backrest and used a different closure mechanism, so the designs were not identical for Article 5 purposes.
- ›Despite broad design freedom, those structural differences in the headrest, ends and closure produced a different overall impression on the informed user, so the contested design retained individual character.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's fixed representation costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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