Invalidity · first instance · 2020-05-04
000109202
Contested design: 003316058-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant’s fixed costs of EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 0033160580001 is declared invalid. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Elcotec Veranstaltungstechnik UG (haftungsbeschränkt)via PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Hansaring 138-142, 48268 Greven, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Xingyueda Technology Co., LTDvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
3rd Floor, Building E, Longda Industrial Zone, Liaokeng Village, Shiyan St. Bao’an, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
José Izquierdo Faces
Prior art cited (1)
LED lamp
ASIN B0168LVUSK · www.amazon.com sales platform · disclosed 2015-10-06
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested LED lighting design lacked novelty and individual character because identical products had been sold in the EU before the 22 July 2016 filing date.
- ›The applicant relied on an Amazon listing for a Lixada LED lamp, identified by ASIN B0168LVUSK and shown as available from 6 October 2015; the holder filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon extract as solid evidence of prior disclosure under Article 7 and found the compared designs identical, with any fixation detail and the LIXADA mark immaterial.
- ›The application succeeded under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 5, so the RCD was invalidated without examining individual character further.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
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