Invalidity · first instance · 2019-04-25
000101561
Contested design: 004525681-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; the contested RCD is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. Se declara nulo el dibujo o modelo comunitario registrado nº 0045256810003.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Triple-A-Toys GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Schweringer Str. 4, 37441 Bad Sachsa, Alemania
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Muñecas Saica S.L.
Spain (ES)
Calle Llebeig, 8, 03430 Onil (Alicante), España
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
folding scooter
CN 304138252 · Chinese design office official bulletin · disclosed 2017-05-17
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the folding-scooter design lacked novelty and individual character over Chinese registered design CN 304138252 published before the RCD filing date.
- ›The holder denied that the Chinese publication was reasonably knowable in the EU and argued that the contested scooter differed in handles, colours, wheels, base and materials.
- ›The Division held that publication in the Chinese bulletin was sufficient disclosure under Article 7(1) CDR, rejected novelty, but found the shared handlebar S-shape, deck transition, front nose and rear mudguard dominant.
- ›The contested scooter produced the same overall impression as the earlier design and was invalidated for lack of individual character.
Deciding panel
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI ALOISI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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