Invalidity · first instance · 2019-11-06
000107040
Contested design: 005138757-0001
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 005138757-0001 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
Mediashop GmbH
Austria (AT)
Schneiderstraße 1, Top 1, 2620 Neunkirchen, Austria
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Walikexun Information Technology Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Duhui xuan Room 2804, Shijihui Plaza, No. 3018, Shennan Middle Rd, Huaqiang St North, Futian District, Shenzhen 518031, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
ARCTIC AIR air conditioner design
RCD No 005289147-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2018-06-12
ARCTIC AIR product marketed and offered for sale in the United States and Europe
ARCTIC AIR · Ontel website, TV marketing, and trade-show sales discussions · disclosed 2017-08-11
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant claimed the contested RCD lacked novelty because earlier design D1 and the ARCTIC AIR product D2 had allegedly been disclosed before the filing date.
- ›Holder filed no observations in reply.
- ›The Division found no solid, objective evidence that D1 or D2 had been made available to the public before the contested RCD filing date.
- ›Because prior disclosure was not proved under Article 7(1) CDR, the invalidity application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
Decision files
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| 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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