Invalidity · first instance · 2018-12-04
000102060
Contested design: 004171247-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicants’ costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 004171247-0001 is declared invalid. The holder bears the applicants’ costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Anand Khubanivia PDF extraction
United States (US)
8 Adams Way, Towaco, New Jersey 07082, United States of America
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Contemporary Trading Company
China (CN)
302, No. 4, Lane 3, Yongxiang Road, Wuhe Community, Bantian Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen City, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
Finishing Touch Flawless hair remover
https://www.finishingtouchflawless.com · Internet Archive / finishingtouchflawless.com · disclosed 2017-07-03
YouTube review screenshots of the Finishing Touch Flawless hair remover
www.youtube.com · YouTube · disclosed 2017-05-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicants argued that the contested hair remover design had been disclosed before 30/08/2017 and therefore lacked novelty and individual character.
- ›The holder filed no observations and did not rebut the applicants’ evidence on prior disclosure or the merits.
- ›The Division accepted prior disclosure from the archived product website and YouTube review material, but found the colour differences insufficient to create a different overall impression.
- ›Novelty was rejected as a ground, but the design lacked individual character; the invalidity application was upheld and the RCD declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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