Invalidity · first instance · 2021-03-31
000111301
Contested design: 002763607-0001
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 0027636070001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Fibar Group S.A.via PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
ul. Serdeczna 3, 62081 Wysogotowo, Poland
Represented by
Michał Jackowski
Holder · RCD owner
Gang Wang
China (CN)
The two phase of A 2 unit 10 room 02, Jia Zhaoye Center, Huizhou Road No. 11, District of Huicheng, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Alberto Maria Giordano
Prior art cited (1)
intelligent electrical socket
Community design No 0021576440002 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2013-05-08
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character over earlier Community design No 0021576440002 and also invoked lack of novelty and unauthorised copyright use.
- ›The holder argued the compared designs differed materially and that technical and safety constraints significantly limited the designer’s freedom for smart sockets.
- ›The Division found disclosure of the earlier design proven, considered designer freedom not substantially limited, and held the shared cylindrical form, ring edge, and button placement dominated the overall impression.
- ›The contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b), so the invalidity application was upheld and the holder was ordered to pay fixed costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
Decision files
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| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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