Invalidity · first instance · 2018-07-18
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Contested design: 003451160-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 003451160-0001 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, Netherlands
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Dasiney Sleep Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Floor 5, No. 188, Longhu Road, Longdong Community, Longgang Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province 518000, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
earlier 'LAMZAC' inflatable lounger / chaise longue
RCD No 002621904-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2015-02-03
internet extracts depicting the applicant’s 'LAMZAC' design on various websites
various websites
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over its earlier 'LAMZAC' RCD and related internet materials.
- ›Holder argued the contested inflatable sofa had materially different shape, structure, pillow-like short part, stability features and overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier RCD publication but refused to rely on the internet extracts as insufficiently reliable evidence.
- ›It found the designs not identical and producing different overall impressions, so the invalidity ground under Article 25(1)(b) failed and the application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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