Invalidity · first instance · 2018-09-07
000010816
Contested design: 003813518-0004
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and Registered Community design No 003813518-0004 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 003813518-0004 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €350
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Songmics Internlational GmbH
Germany (DE)
Grünenplatzstr.16-18, 42899 Remscheid, Germany
Holder · RCD owner
Aukey E-Business Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Room 102, Building9, Huanan Avenue No.1 Huanan City, International Printing Paper Packaging Logistics Zone (a), Pinghu Town, Longgand District, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
José Izquierdo Faces
Prior art cited (1)
garment rack with model number RCR52N
ASIN B01EWPFK6W · Amazon · disclosed 2016-05-16
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity because the contested garment-rack design allegedly lacked novelty and individual character over an earlier identical design.
- ›It relied on Amazon printouts for garment rack model RCR52N, identified as ASIN B01EWPFK6W and first available on 16 May 2016.
- ›The holder filed no observations and did not rebut disclosure, novelty, or individual-character arguments.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon evidence as sufficient prior disclosure and found the contested design identical to the earlier design in all essential parts.
- ›The application was upheld, the RCD was declared invalid for lack of novelty, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 350 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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