Invalidity · first instance · 2019-04-17
000102719
Contested design: 004048429-0001
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 0040484290001 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Nino Roboticsvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
avenue de Montpellier 18, 34800 Clermont l’Hérault, France
Represented by
Marie Sonnier-Poquillon
Holder · RCD owner
Changzhou Airwheel Technology Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Room 501-4, 9-1 Taihu Rd. E, Xinbei District, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213022, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
self-balanced personal transporter
DM/085317 · International Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2014-12-16
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant said the wheelchair design lacked novelty and individual character over its earlier transporter design and explained prior contacts with the holder about a joint all-terrain project.
- ›The holder pointed to differences in the armrests, wheels, steering method and ergonomics, and denied that the compared designs created the same overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of international design DM/085317, rejected the novelty attack, but held that the shared seat, backrest, footrest, armrests and overall configuration dominated.
- ›Differences such as the joystick, armrest details, wheel rims and colour did not change the overall impression, so the RCD lacked individual character.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberJose Antonio GARRIDO OTAOLA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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