Invalidity · first instance · 2020-02-05
000107804
Contested design: 005943602-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application against RCD No 005943602-0002 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 005943602-0002 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Solazixvia PDF extraction
Bulgaria (BG)
j.k. Ilinden, bl. 132, fl. 5, apt. 72, 1309 Sofia, Bulgaria
Represented by
Nikolay Ivanov
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Huanmi Industrial Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Rm. 401, No. 9, 8 Lane Xinsan Community, Buji St., Longgang Dist., Shenzhen 518000, People’s Republic of China
Prior art cited (1)
Sonoff Basic/Sonoff Sample
YouTube · disclosed 2015-11-25
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over the earlier design identified as 'Sonoff Basic/Sonoff Sample', allegedly disclosed online on 25 November 2015.
- ›To support disclosure, the applicant cited internet links to Google results, YouTube videos, blog and wiki posts, and Indiegogo pages, but filed no documentary evidence beyond the URLs.
- ›The holder filed no substantive response and did not appoint a representative after the Office's deficiency notice.
- ›The Division held that bare web addresses are not solid, objective proof of public disclosure under Article 7(1), because their content may change or disappear and the Office does not follow party-provided links.
- ›Because prior disclosure was not proven, the invalidity grounds failed and the application was rejected in full, with costs against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
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