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.
Show verbatim operative text
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.via PDF extraction
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.via PDF extraction
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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