Invalidity · first instance · 2019-04-24
000104161
Contested design: 003855220-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
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The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 003855220-0001 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
Nina SUN
China (CN)
Bâtiment B - BI SHUI YUAN, 3ème étage Hong Hu Er Jie, Tian Bei Yi Lu, Luo Hu Qu, 518000 , Shen Zhen, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Aukey E-Business Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Room 102, Building 9, Huanan Avenue No.1 Huanan City International Printing paper packaging Logistics Zone (a), Pinghu Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
José Izquierdo Faces
Prior art cited (1)
jewel design
RCD No. 003833771-0099 · Community Designs Bulletin
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, arguing the contested jewellery design was identical to earlier RCD D1 apart from an immaterial chain.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply.
- ›The Division accepted D1 as properly disclosed through its earlier Community Designs Bulletin publication and compared only features shown in the contested design.
- ›It found the designs identical in all relevant features, including the intertwined rings, central stone setting, rear holes, side profile, and S925 marking.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested RCD was declared invalid for lack of novelty, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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