Invalidity · first instance · 2018-11-28
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Contested design: 003475656-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, RCD No 003475656-0003 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 003475656-0003 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
MPOW Technology Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong (HK)
Room 603, 6/F, Hang Pont Commercial Building, 31 Tonkin Street, Cheung Sha Wan, KLN, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
Represented by
MonYin Lin
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Jinghe Technology Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
RM201, BLDG A, No. 1, Qianwan Rd. 1, Qianhai Shengang Cooperation Area, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province 518000, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Haoyue Xue
Prior art cited (1)
solar powered LED security light / outdoor wall lamp
ASIN B01LQB1FSC · Amazon.de and Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2016-09-07
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on Amazon UK and Germany listings and sales data for an earlier identical solar-powered LED lamp sold before the filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations and did not contest disclosure or the substantive invalidity grounds.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon extracts as solid evidence of public disclosure before 21/11/2016 and found the cited product formed valid prior art under Article 7 CDR.
- ›It held that the differences on the back panel and unseen bottom/side views prevented a finding of identity, but they did not change the overall impression given the broad designer freedom for LED lamps.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested RCD lacked individual character, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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