Invalidity · first instance · 2020-07-24
000111181
Contested design: 007452131-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered Community design No 007452131-0001 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 007452131-0001 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Rimowa GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Richard-Byrd-Strasse 13, 50829 Köln, Germany
Holder · RCD owner
Haibin Zhang, Haibin Hardware Firmvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Bayi Street, Lishi District, Luliang City, Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Dimitris Morides
Prior art cited (1)
suitcase
DM/091 006-0002 · International Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2016-12-02
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity based on an earlier disclosed international design, arguing lack of novelty and individual character.
- ›The holder filed no response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of international design DM/091 006-0002 through its 2 December 2016 publication in the International Designs Bulletin.
- ›It found the contested suitcase produced the same overall impression as the prior design despite minor detail differences, so it lacked individual character.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested RCD was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
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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