Invalidity · first instance · 2019-12-03
000108019
Contested design: 005792553-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's fixed costs of EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 005792553-0001 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
Serasar GmbH
Germany (DE)
Pleistalstr. 228a, 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Hongde Xian
China (CN)
No 7, 24 Street, Weizai Luoge Village Nanzhuang, Chancheng District, Guangdong, Foshan, People's Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
bracelet clasp offered for sale on Amazon under the SERASAR mark
ASIN B07D6XZ1YQ · Amazon.de · disclosed 2018-05-22
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that its earlier bracelet clasp sold on Amazon matched the contested jewellery-lock design, so the RCD lacked novelty and individual character.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply.
- ›The Division found the pasted Amazon excerpts, missing visible URL, undated photographs, and inadequate image quality insufficient to prove prior disclosure or enable a reliable comparison under Article 7(1) CDR.
- ›Because prior disclosure was not established, the invalidity grounds under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Articles 4, 5 and 6 CDR failed, so the application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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