Invalidity · first instance · 2020-02-21
000108123
Contested design: 006647830-0007
Outcome
The invalidity application 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 006647830-0007 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Vahdet Akardenizvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Schaberfeld 22, 42659 Solingen, Germany
Holder · RCD owner
Ejoy law Group, Ltd.via PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
185 Ashfield Avenue, Atherton Manchester M46 0HD, United Kingdom
Prior art cited (1)
chair
ASIN B01D3WYN1I · amazon.de · disclosed 2016-03-17
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, relying on a chair allegedly disclosed on amazon.de on 17/03/2016 before the contested RCD's filing date.
- ›The applicant argued the earlier design identified as ASIN B01D3WYN1I was identical in all material features to the contested chair design.
- ›The holder submitted no observations in reply to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the internet extracts and product information were out of context and did not reliably prove the claimed prior design was publicly disclosed on the asserted date.
- ›Because disclosure under Article 7 CDR was not proven, the Article 25(1)(b) and Article 5 novelty challenge failed and the application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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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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