Invalidity · first instance · 2019-07-30
000105219
Contested design: 003852672-0022
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 003852672-0022 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Pearl. GmbH
Germany (DE)
Pearl-Str. 1-3, 79426 Buggingen, Germany
Represented by
Irina Vasilev
Holder · RCD owner
Chrome Cherry Design Studio (Pty) Ltdvia PDF extraction
ZA
Unit 304, Salt Circle Arcade, 19 Kent Street, Salt River, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
Prior art cited (3)
design from the same registration as the contested RCD
RCD No 003852672-0011 · EUIPO eSearch database
‘Silicone Straps and Connectors Creative Building Kit’ offer by ‘Strictly Briks’
Amazon.co.uk
design from the same registration as the contested RCD
RCD No 003852672-0018 · EUIPO eSearch database
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, relying on RCDs D1 and D3 and an alleged earlier Amazon disclosure of identical straps as D2.
- ›Holder filed no observations in reply and left the invalidity application undefended on the merits.
- ›The Division held D1 and D3 could not serve as prior designs because they shared the contested RCD's filing date.
- ›The Amazon printout did not prove any pre-filing disclosure, so Article 7(1) disclosure was not established.
- ›The application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
Decision files
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