Invalidity · first instance · 2019-02-19
000103399
Contested design: 005244597-0001
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 005244597-0001 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 JuXingHui Optoelectronic Co. Ltd.
China (CN)
4F Block 6, Hongxin Industrial Zone, Guanguang Road, Guanlan Town, Longhua New District, Shenzheng City, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Zhongke Chenfei(Shen zhen) technology Industrial Co. Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
No. 3 DongDu Road, XinMu Community, PingHu Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen City, Guang Dong Province 518000, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
mosquito lamp offered for sale on Amazon.de
ASIN B07CHDW534 · Amazon.de · disclosed 2018-04-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested mosquito lamp design had been disclosed on Amazon.de before the filing date, so it lacked novelty and individual character.
- ›Holder filed no observations and did not rebut the Amazon evidence or the alleged similarities between the designs.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon.de offer with ASIN B07CHDW534 as solid evidence of disclosure before 23/04/2018 under Article 7 CDR.
- ›It found some material differences for novelty, so Article 5 failed, but the shared shape, colours and key features created the same overall impression under Article 6.
- ›The application was upheld, the RCD was declared invalid for lack of individual character, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberGaile SAKALAITE
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
Decision files
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