Invalidity · first instance · 2019-07-16
000105679
Contested design: 002834010-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 002834010-0002 wird für nichtig erklärt. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten der Antragstellerin, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Huawen Yang
China (CN)
No.1807, Block C, Building 2, Dadi Garden, Longxiang Avenue Park, Longcheng Sub-district, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Volksrepublik China
Represented by
Jessica Evans
Holder · RCD owner
Venize Trading GmbH
Germany (DE)
Dortmunder Str. 34, 28199 Bremen, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
waterproof massage device / vibrator
CN 303350941 S · State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China database · disclosed 2015-08-26
Eros 23 product presented to the holder before 2015-10-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty over Chinese design CN 303350941 S and also claimed entitlement because he created the design shown in the contested RCD.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the Chinese design was disclosed on 2015-08-26 and showed the same vibrator shape, proportions, surface pattern and controls as the contested RCD.
- ›Any difference in the lower ring finish was immaterial, so the designs were identical; the RCD lacked novelty and was declared invalid without examining the entitlement ground.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
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| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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