Invalidity · first instance · 2021-03-16
000113103
Contested design: 007337191-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 0073371910001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shenzhen Debaisite Trading Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
101, No 31, Lane 3, Xiasha Village, Shatou Street, Futian District, Shenzhen City, People’s Republic of China
Holder · RCD owner
Jian Yu
China (CN)
No. 1 Linghai Road, Ganjingzi District, 116026 Dalian City, Liaoning Province, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Manuel De Arpe Tejero
Prior art cited (1)
Bear-shaped wooden puzzle from the Amazon listing “Wooden Puzzles for 1 2 3 Year Olds, 6 Pack Wooden Jigsaw Set for Toddlers, Animal Puzzle Educational Toys for 1 2 Year Old Boy Girls”
ASIN B07VN3HY83 · Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2019-07-28
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on an earlier bear-shaped wooden puzzle disclosed on Amazon.co.uk before the RCD filing date.
- ›The applicant relied on Amazon screenshots, ASIN information, and pre-filing customer comments and images; the holder filed no observations or rebuttal evidence.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the Amazon evidence as a valid prior disclosure under Article 7 and treated the bear puzzle as the relevant earlier design.
- ›Given the designer’s broad freedom and the designs’ identical shape, decoration, colours, and proportions, the contested RCD created the same overall impression and lacked individual character.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENE
Decision files
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