Invalidity · first instance · 2020-03-27
000106460
Contested design: 005397007-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application against the contested RCD is rejected.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 005397007-0001 is rejected.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Wenzhou Liangsha Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Building 3, No. 618, Haigong Avenue, Haicheng Street, Wenzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, Peoples’ Republic of China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Hangzhou Frap E-commerce Co.,Ltd.
China (CN)
Room 22012, Yuejiang Business Center, No. 857 Xincheng Road, Puyan Sub-district, Binjiang District, Hangzhou City 310053, Peoples’ Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
GAPPO Pull Out Kitchen Sink Taps with Lead Free Drink Water Filter Function Brushed Nickel kitchen faucet
ASIN B072JMC2B2 · amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2017-06-02
POIQIHY Water Filter Kitchen Swivel Faucet Antique Brass Dual Handle Mixer Tap Swivel Modern Tap Dual Spout Pull Kitchen Faucet
aliexpress.com · disclosed 2017-11-11
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the faucet design was not new over two earlier online faucet designs and later also tried to add an individual-character challenge.
- ›Holder disputed disclosure and identity, arguing the screenshots were unreliable, undated in part, and too unclear to support comparison.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of D1 and D2 from Amazon and AliExpress evidence but held the later-added Article 6 ground inadmissible because it was raised after filing.
- ›On novelty, it found the earlier faucets shared the same general concept but differed in hose arc, finishes and handle details, so the differences were not immaterial.
- ›The application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberKelly BENNETT
Decision files
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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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