Invalidity · first instance · 2021-04-20
000111441
Contested design: 007367073-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 007367073-0002 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten der Antragstellerin, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Amazon EU S.à r.l.via PDF extraction
LU
38 avenue John F. Kennedy, 1855 Luxembourg, Luxemburg
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Anji Funuo Furniture Co. Ltd
China (CN)
Building 2, Chengnan Community, Lingfeng Subdistrict Anji County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province 313300, Volksrepublik China
Represented by
Prior art cited (11)
Keep Out XSPRO RGB gaming chair
ASIN B082J1TNCC · Amazon.de · disclosed 2019-12-09
DELTACO GAMING RGB Gaming Chair GAM-080
disclosed 2019-11-12
DON ONE Valentino
disclosed 2019-10-23
GEAR4U Iluminated med RGB
disclosed 2019-09-12
Dragon War GC-015 RGB Gaming Chair
disclosed 2019-10-23
ThunderX3 RC3HEX
disclosed 2018-03-20
GAME Racing ELITE RGB GT400
disclosed 2019-10-07
AeroCool act120rgb
disclosed 2018-01-27
AeroCool AC220 AIR RGB-B Gaming Chair Black Multi-Plattform
disclosed 2018-12-21
RAIDMAX DK925 ARGB gaming chair
disclosed 2019-11-06
AIM professioneller Gaming-Stuhl
disclosed 2018-07-14
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier online disclosures of RGB gaming-chair light strips before the contested RCD's filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted Amazon.de evidence for D1 as prior disclosure under Article 7 and found the informed user would receive an almost identical overall impression from D1 and the contested design.
- ›The contested design lacked individual character under Article 6, so the application was upheld, the RCD declared invalid, and costs awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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