Invalidity · first instance · 2019-08-27
000106019
Contested design: 003391481-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant’s costs fixed at EUR 350.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 003391481-0001 is declared invalid. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 350.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €350
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Unforgettable Trading Limited
United Kingdom (GB)
Innovation Warehouse, 1 East Poultry Avenue, London, EC1A 9PT, United Kingdom
Holder · RCD owner
Sinoideas Limitedvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
1202 Room, Baiyida Bld, Taoxia, Gaofeng Rd, Longhua, 518 000 Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
DayClox International Digital Calendar Day Clock shown in a YouTube video
YouTube · disclosed 2014-06-04
DayClox International Digital Calendar Day Clock shown on the seller website archive
http://dayclox.com · Wayback Machine · disclosed 2014-10-10
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested digital clock lacked novelty and individual character because the same design had been publicly disclosed and sold before the 24/09/2016 filing date.
- ›The applicant relied on a YouTube video published on 04/06/2014 and a Wayback Machine capture of http://dayclox.com archived on 10/10/2014 showing the DayClox International Digital Calendar Day Clock.
- ›The holder filed no observations, and the Division accepted the online disclosures as reliable prior art made available to the relevant circles in the EU.
- ›The Division found the shared frame, screen, and display layout created the same overall impression, so the contested RCD lacked individual character and had to be invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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