Invalidity · first instance · 2020-05-29
000107839
Contested design: 005949849-0001
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 0059498490001 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
WR PRODUCTSvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
12 rue Auguste Renoir, 67170 Brumath, France
Represented by
André Guerreiro Rodrigues
Holder · RCD owner
KAI HUvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Room 901, Unit A, Building 4, Poly City Garden, No. 2710 Nanhai Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
Snoofield Brush Anti Pet Hair Cat & Dog
ASIN B07HL1SZ2K · amazon.fr · disclosed 2018-09-22
MUDEELA
ASIN B07FLZTXY8 · amazon.de · disclosed 2018-08-05
Paku Paku Multiuse Etiquette Scooter
ASIN B016ZLI1P8 · amazon.de · disclosed 2016-04-05
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over three earlier lint-roller designs disclosed on Amazon as D1 to D3.
- ›The holder disputed the probative value of the Amazon evidence, arguing the first-availability dates and the exact invoked designs were unclear.
- ›The Division found the Amazon extracts and product identifiers sufficiently proved disclosure of D1 to D3 before the RCD filing date under Article 7 CDR.
- ›Comparing overall impressions, the Division held the contested design differed in decorations, colours, handle shape, and missing prior-art views, so it retained individual character and the application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
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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