Invalidity · first instance · 2019-09-16
000103279
Contested design: 004495422-0001
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 004495422-0001 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
Songmics International GmbH
Germany (DE)
Grünenplatzstr. 16-18, 42899 Remscheid, Germany
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Youke Commerce & Trading Co., Ltd
China (CN)
Room 202203-220, Block B, Digital Building, Garden City, No 1079, Nanhai Avenue, Zhaoshang Street, Nanshan District, Shenzen, People’s Republic of China
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Prior art cited (1)
Langria Gaming Chair Amazon offer
ASIN B01JUBIT66 · Amazon.de · disclosed 2016-08-06
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that an identical gaming chair had been disclosed on Amazon.de since 6 August 2016, so the contested RCD lacked novelty and individual character.
- ›The holder challenged the reliability of the Amazon evidence, arguing that website contents could be changed and the first-availability date was therefore unreliable.
- ›The Division found the Amazon printout reliable because the ASIN and customer reviews supported disclosure before filing, and the holder produced no evidence of manipulation.
- ›Comparing the views directly, the Division found the contested design identical apart from negligible underside features, so the RCD lacked novelty and was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberIngeborg MENDIETA VETTER
Decision files
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