Invalidity · first instance · 2021-03-05
000108019
Contested design: 005792553-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 0057925530001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Serasar GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Pleistalstr. 228a, 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Hongde Xian
China (CN)
No 7, 24 Street, Weizai Luoge Village Nanzhuang, Chancheng District, Guangdong, Foshan, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
bracelet clasp design sold on Amazon
ASIN B07 D6X Z1YQ · Amazon.de · disclosed 2018-05-22
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that it had sold bracelets on Amazon for years with the same clasp and that the earlier disclosed design destroyed the contested RCD's novelty and individual character.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply and did not contest the applicant's disclosure evidence or substantive comparison.
- ›After the Board had already confirmed disclosure of the Amazon prior design, the Division assessed individual character, found broad designer freedom for bracelet clasps, and compared only features visible in the contested RCD.
- ›Differences in finish, the SERASAR word mark, and minor hidden closure details did not alter the overall impression, so the application was upheld and the RCD invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI ALOISI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| 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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