Invalidity · first instance · 2020-09-24
000108201
Contested design: 004757631-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0047576310001 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0047576310001 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
Guangzhou Lieteng Electronic Business Companyvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Tianhe Qu Shatai Lu YinLi Jie 12 Hao Zhi Yi E2177A Fang, Guangzhou Guangdong 510000, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Ting Livia PDF extraction
China (CN)
No. 14, Chen Wu group, BaiShan village committee, LangTian town, LeChang city, GuangDong province 512200, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon listing for "Musikinstrumente Kinder Set 15 Stück"
http://amazon.de (ASIN B06U6DDH2L) · Amazon Germany retail portal · disclosed 2017-05-05
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested backpack design lacked novelty because an earlier product was publicly offered on Amazon before the RCD filing date.
- ›The holder replied that the Amazon disclosure came from its licensee and fell within the Article 7(2) CDR grace period, so it should be disregarded.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the Amazon listing as prior disclosure but found the licence evidence insufficient to prove the grace-period defence.
- ›The Division held that the prior design did not disclose all features of the contested backpack, especially the back and straps, so identity was not established.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's fixed representation costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
Decision files
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