Invalidity · first instance · 2019-09-13
000105761
Contested design: 004726511-0002
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 004726511-0002 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
Wild Boards Limited
United Kingdom (GB)
7 Lime Kiln Court, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 5NQ, United Kingdom
Holder · RCD owner
Hui Zengvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Room 402, Yuan Village New Village, Tianhe District, Guangzhou City 510000, People’s Republic of China
Prior art cited (2)
Alleged online disclosure of the earlier cube game design
amazon.com; youtube.com; gizmodo.com · amazon.com; youtube.com; gizmodo.com
Alleged prior sales of products of the same design predating the contested RCD
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and cited website links plus alleged earlier sales of the same cube game design.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply.
- ›The Division held that bare web addresses and unsubmitted sales evidence do not prove prior disclosure with solid, objective evidence under Article 7 CDR.
- ›Because prior disclosure of the earlier design was not proven, the invalidity application was rejected in full and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
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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