Invalidity · first instance · 2018-07-18
000010976
Contested design: 004121069-0001
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 004121069-0001 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 Jingoudian Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Room 301, Building 3, Bole Industrial Park, Banxuegan Road, Yangmei Community, Bantian Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
LAMZAC inflatable lounger / chaise longue
RCD No 002621904-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2015-02-03
Various internet extracts depicting the applicant's LAMZAC design
various websites
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant claimed the contested inflatable lounger lacked novelty and individual character over its earlier LAMZAC design, particularly RCD No 002621904-0001.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply, so the application was undefended on the merits.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier RCD bulletin publication but rejected the submitted web screenshots as insufficient evidence of internet disclosure.
- ›It found visible differences, especially in the headrest shape and overall form, so the prior design was not identical and the contested design produced a different overall impression.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's representation costs fixed at EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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