Invalidity · first instance · 2020-02-21
000108465
Contested design: 005323573-0013
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's fixed costs of EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 005323573-0013 is rejected. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Pascal Matysiak
Germany (DE)
Partnachweg 1, 86165 Augsburg, Germany
Represented by
Sandra Wilhelm
Holder · RCD owner
Chuntao Xiangvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Rm 1602, Tower A, Bldg 1, Hongfa Lingyu Garden, No.102 Xinhu Rd., Bao’an District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong 518000, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Karel Mul
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon listing for an animal costume representing a sloth
ASIN B07227RX7T · Amazon.de · disclosed 2017-04-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, arguing the same sloth-themed sleeping wrap had been sold on Amazon before the RCD filing date.
- ›Holder filed no observations in reply.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon screenshots as sufficient proof of prior online disclosure from 18 April 2017.
- ›The prior design and the contested RCD differed in several material facial and hand details, so they were not identical for Article 5 CDR.
- ›The invalidity ground failed and the application was rejected with costs against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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