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., Ltd
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.
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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