Invalidity · first instance · 2018-07-25
000011187
Contested design: 003527795-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's fixed costs of EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 003527795-0001 is declared invalid. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shenzhen Opolo Tech CO., LTD
China (CN)
Room 501, Building 7, Dong Bian Industry Park, Min Qiang Community, Min Zhi Office, Longhua New District, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Chris Arathoon
United Kingdom (GB)
Unit 8 Severnside Trading Estate, Textilose Road, Trafford Park, Manchester, M17 1WA, United Kingdom
Prior art cited (2)
AGM Cinematic Light Up Box A4 Size Warm Light with Black Letters, Numbers, Symbols
ASIN B01JS758UM · Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2016-08-05
My Cinema Lightbox lighting display
https://mycinemalightbox.com · Internet Archive / mycinemalightbox.com · disclosed 2015-08-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on two earlier light-box designs disclosed online before the filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations, so the applicant’s factual assertions and evidence were unrebutted.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of D1 and D2, rejected the novelty ground against D1 because the displayed wording differed, but found no different overall impression for individual character.
- ›The application was upheld under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 6, and the contested RCD was declared invalid without assessing D2 further.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberGaile SAKALAITE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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