Invalidity · first instance · 2019-03-05
000103459
Contested design: 004554822-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's fixed costs of EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 004554822-0001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Dyson Technology Limited
United Kingdom (GB)
Tetbury Hill, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 0RP, United Kingdom
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Guangzhou Milin Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
3F, Block E, Dalangqishe Industrial Area, Shijing Street, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
Hairdryer allegedly shown in a brochure and exhibited by Ningbo Riwei Electrical Appliances Co. Ltd at the Canton Fair in Guangzhou
Canton Fair (China Import and Export Fair), Guangzhou · disclosed 2016-10-15
Hairdryer allegedly exhibited by Shanghai Riwa Electrical Appliances Co. Ltd at AWE Shanghai World Exhibition
AWE (Appliance and Electronics World Expo), Shanghai · disclosed 2017-03-09
Hairdryer allegedly exhibited by Cixi Aunick Electronics Co. Ltd at the Canton Fair in Guangzhou
Canton Fair (China Import and Export Fair), Guangzhou · disclosed 2017-04-15
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on three earlier hairdryer designs allegedly disclosed before the priority date.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the photos and affidavit insufficient to prove prior disclosure under Article 7 CDR, and it also noted inconsistencies in the evidence for design 1.
- ›The application was rejected, and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's fixed representation costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberLudmila ČELISOVA
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
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