Invalidity · first instance · 2019-01-31
000102799
Contested design: 003820950-0007
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holders must pay the applicant’s costs fixed at EUR 350.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 003820950-0007 is declared invalid. The holders bear the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 350.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €350
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Rainbow Unicorn Gmbh
Germany (DE)
Hochstr. 17 C505, 47228 Duisburg, Germany
Holder · RCD owner
Xin Lin
China (CN)
No. 13 Xiachi Alley, Cangshan Dist., Fuzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (8)
Amazon listing for ‘iLoveSIA Adult Unisex Animal Onesies Pyjamas’ panda jumpsuit
ASIN B0136KTYAC · Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2015-08-01
Amazon listing for ‘Winter Warm Onesie Pajamas Adult’ panda jumpsuit
ASIN B00MN9MU1S · Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2014-08-12
Lightinthebox listing for ‘Kigurumi Pajamas Panda Onesie’
Lightinthebox.com · disclosed 2014-05-24
Amazon listing for ‘Full body animal costume for adults’ panda jumpsuit
ASIN B0136KTYAC · Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2016-11-21
Amazon customer review for ‘JT-Amigo Adult Unisex Cosplay Onesie Pyjamas’
Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2016-12-12
Amazon customer review for ‘iNewbetter Sleepsuit Costume Cosplay Lounge Wear Kigurumi Onesie Pajamas Panda’
Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2016-04-02
Etsy listing and customer review for ‘Kigurumi Cosplay Romper Charactor’
Etsy.com · disclosed 2013-07-21
Lightinthebox customer review for ‘Kigurumi Pajamas cartoon’
Lightinthebox.com · disclosed 2016-02-08
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on multiple pre-filing online disclosures of panda jumpsuits.
- ›The holders filed no observations and did not rebut the applicant’s evidence on disclosure or the comparison of designs.
- ›The Division found the Amazon, Lightinthebox, and Etsy materials mutually corroborated public disclosure of the prior panda jumpsuit design before filing under Article 7 CDR.
- ›Given the broad design freedom for onesie suits, the tiny tail difference was immaterial and the contested RCD created the same overall impression as the prior design.
- ›The application was upheld, the RCD was declared invalid, and the holders were ordered to pay EUR 350 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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