Invalidity · first instance · 2019-12-12
000105159
Contested design: 005588019-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity 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 005588019-0001 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
Helmut Pauliks
Germany (DE)
Von-der-Helm-Straße 110, 41199 Mönchengladbach, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Ningbo Ontime Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
1302 No 1 Building High-tech development plaza No 1498, Jiangnan Road, Ningbo, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
fan heater allegedly exhibited at the 123rd Canton Fair
Booth number 15.3I06-07 · 123rd Canton Fair
fan heater
Chinese design patent No ZL 2018 3 0110335.8 · China · disclosed 2018-08-28
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character, relying on an allegedly earlier fan heater shown at the 123rd Canton Fair and on a Chinese design patent.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply.
- ›The Division found the Canton Fair evidence incomplete and unreliable, with photos too limited to establish public disclosure or permit a proper design comparison.
- ›The Chinese design patent was published only on 2018-08-28, after the contested RCD filing date of 2018-08-09, so it could not prove prior disclosure.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's fixed representation costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
Decision files
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