Invalidity · first instance · 2019-06-26
000103464
Contested design: 004168102-0004
Outcome
The invalidity application against registered Community design No 004168102-0004 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the costs incurred by the holder.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
1. La demande en nullité à l'encontre du dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 004168102-0004 est rejetée. 2. La demanderesse supporte les frais exposés par la titulaire.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Zhejiang Luqi Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
No. 1 &2 Workshop, No. 209, Juming Road, Sanjia Subdistrict, Jiaojiang District, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, République Populaire de Chine
Represented by
Dirk Hanisch
Holder · RCD owner
AVACAvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
50 lotissement le garay, 43120 Monistrol sur Loire, France
Prior art cited (3)
electric bicycle (Harley type)
CN303840018S · State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO) database · disclosed 2016-09-07
electric scooter
CN303265086S · State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO) database · disclosed 2015-07-01
illegible delivery note
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that its own earlier design had entered Europe in March 2017 and that the holder used views from the applicant's Chinese design filings, relying on SIPO extracts D1 and D2 and an illegible delivery note D3.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted D1 and D2 as prior disclosures under Article 7, rejected D3 as insufficient, and compared the contested design mainly with D2 because D1's images were too poor for a reliable visual comparison.
- ›It found clear differences in handlebar position, fenders, wheel size, and mirrors, so the contested design retained individual character and the invalidity application was rejected with costs against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberJessica Norma LEWIS
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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