Invalidity · first instance · 2020-03-11
000107419
Contested design: 006578175-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application 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 0065781750001 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
Von Heesen GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Eversgerdweg 64, 33332 Gütersloh, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Haiheng Linvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
No.30, Zhonghua Road, Lihu Town, Puning, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
wallet offered on Amazon.de
ASIN B07JFXS153 · Amazon.de · disclosed 2018-11-14
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over an earlier wallet allegedly sold on Amazon.de under ASIN B07JFXS153 from 14 November 2018.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply.
- ›The Division found the Amazon screenshots and enlarged images unreliable because they were partial, low-quality, and did not securely identify or fully depict the alleged earlier design.
- ›Because prior disclosure under Article 7 CDR was not proven, the grounds under Articles 5 and 6 CDR failed and the application was rejected with costs against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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