Invalidity · first instance · 2021-03-25
000110387
Contested design: 006986642-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 006986642-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shantou Chenghai Kurui Trade Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
No 3, Lane 5, Gangkou Anding Road, Fengxiang Street, Chenghai District, Shantou, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen BaiJiaAn Technology Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
5 Floor, Building D, Nankeng first industrial zone, Bantian Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
Amazon UK listing for a piano mat identified by ASIN B07PWCBHMM
https://www.amazon.co.uk/EXTSUD-Multi-Function-Musical-Keyboard-Multicolor/dp/B07PWCBHMM/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=B07PWCBHMM&qid=1579532691&s=baby&sr=1-1 · Amazon UK · disclosed 2019-03-22
Amazon UK listing for a piano mat identified by ASIN B07MJV6589
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07MJV6589 · Amazon UK · disclosed 2019-01-12
Amazon UK listing for the SANLINKEE piano mat for kids identified by ASIN B07PFJSMHM
https://www.amazon.co.uk/SANLINKEE-Musical-Carpet-Toddlers-Children/dp/B07PFJSMHM/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=Kids+Piano+Mat&qid=1603185157&s=baby&sr=1-5 · Amazon UK · disclosed 2019-03-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty or individual character, relying on Amazon UK listings showing the same piano mat before the RCD filing date.
- ›The holder argued Annex 1 reflected its own disclosure within the Article 7(2) grace period and relied on its EXTSUD trade mark registration; it later filed no reply on the further annexes.
- ›The Division admitted Annexes 3 and 4, found the SANLINKEE Amazon listing was an independent pre-filing disclosure under Article 7(1), and treated internet marketplace evidence as probative.
- ›Comparing the designs from the informed user's perspective, the Division found no different overall impression, so the RCD lacked individual character and had to be invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVA
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
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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