Invalidity · first instance · 2019-03-22
000103466
Contested design: 002956060-0001
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 0029560600001 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
Capital Business Management
United States (US)
PO Box 27740, Las Vegas, Nevada 89126, United States of America
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Jiatai Electronic Business Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Room 219, Building 4, Jinzhong Lanzuan Fengjing Huayuan, Jinlong Second Road, Longgang Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen City, 518100 Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
screenshots and release information for the 'Split-Ender PRO' product video review
www.youtube.com · YouTube · disclosed 2016-01-19
Facebook printouts showing the 'Split-Ender PRO' product
www.facebook.com · Facebook · disclosed 2015-10-06
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested design had already been disclosed as the Split-Ender PRO before 22 January 2016, so it lacked novelty and individual character.
- ›Holder filed no observations and offered no facts or evidence to rebut disclosure or the claimed similarities.
- ›The Division accepted the YouTube and Facebook materials as prior web disclosures under Article 7(1) and found novelty not proven because the differences were not immaterial.
- ›The Division held the shared shape, transparent element, gripping inserts, and front application created the same overall impression, so the design lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberGaile SAKALAITE
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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