Invalidity · first instance · 2019-03-29
000102139
Contested design: 002069369-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmusters Nr. 002069369-0001 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten des Inhabers, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shuangma Plastic Manufacturing lnc.
China (CN)
Shangjin Village,Yanjiang Town, Linhai City, Zhejiang 317000, Volksrepublik China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Cong Qiang Luvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
No. 143 Area 1, Pengjie Ju, Pengjie Town, Luqiao District Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, Volksrepublik China
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
food cutting device shown in a YouTube video still
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsu90fTZlkw · YouTube · disclosed 2011-12-20
Chinese design for a food cutting device
CN 3604236 D · Chinese design publication · disclosed 2007-01-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested food-cutting device was not a single protectable design because its views were inconsistent, and in any event lacked individual character over two earlier disclosures.
- ›The holder replied that the views showed the same product from different states and perspectives, and that both cited prior designs differed materially from the contested design.
- ›The Division found the registration images consistently depicted one product, including mounted and disassembled views, so Article 3(a) was satisfied.
- ›It accepted disclosure of both the YouTube design and the Chinese design, but held the contested product's lid structure, proportions, colours, and container shape created a different overall impression.
- ›The application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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