Invalidity · first instance · 2019-04-10
000104120
Contested design: 003789510-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; the contested RCD is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 003789510-0001 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Hangzhou Supreme Import and Export Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Building 2, Baizhang Village, Baizhang Town, Yuhang District, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Hangzhou Leibo Industrial Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Dongting 19, Huanghu Town, Yuhang District, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
greenhouse
CN 303511560 S · Chinese design patent document / DesignView · disclosed 2015-12-16
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant claimed the greenhouse design lacked novelty and individual character over an earlier Chinese design patent disclosed before the RCD filing date.
- ›The holder filed no defence.
- ›The Division accepted the Chinese design patent and DesignView extract as proof of prior disclosure under Article 7(1) CDR.
- ›The earlier design reproduced all relevant features, so the RCD was not novel and was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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