Invalidity · first instance · 2020-09-08
000108043
Contested design: 005943602-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and Registered Community design No 0059436020002 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 0059436020002 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shenzhen Sonoff Technologies Co.,Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
1001, No. 8 Lianhua industrial park, Longhua longyuan avenue, Hualian community, Longhua street, Longhua district, Shenzhen city, People's Republic of China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Huanmi Industrial Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Rm.401, No. 9, 8 Lane Xinsan Community, Buji St., Longgang Dist., Shenzhen 518000, People's Republic of China
Prior art cited (1)
Diymore 90V-250V AC WiFi Smart Switch Wireless Remote Controller
ASIN B01J2T5FHC · www.amazon.com · disclosed 2016-07-14
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over several earlier designs, including a Diymore smart switch disclosed on Amazon.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon printout as solid evidence of disclosure before the RCD filing date and compared the earlier switch design with the contested RCD.
- ›It found the designs produced the same overall impression and that the contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b).
- ›The application was upheld, the RCD was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
Decision files
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