Invalidity · first instance · 2021-04-23
000114204
Contested design: 007954987-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested registered Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. se estima la solicitud de nulidad. 2. se - declara nulo el modelo comunitario registrado n.º 007954987. 3. la titular sufrague las costas de la solicitante, cuantificadas en 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Yingfan Chenvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Room 1703 Building E4, Times Rose Garden, Xiangrong Street, Huangbian North Road, Baiyun Country, Guangzhou 510080, República Popular de China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Dongming Xiaovia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Room 706, Edificio 02, N.º 4699 Hongyuan Road, Jiangning Country Nanjing, República Popular de China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
flower building toy block set
ASIN B07WVC7NTP · Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2019-08-22
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier flower-construction toy designs disclosed online through Amazon before the filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations or evidence in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing for the Joy-Fun flower toy set as a valid prior internet disclosure and found the informed user would perceive the compared toy sets as producing the same overall impression.
- ›Because the contested design lacked individual character under Article 6 CDR, the invalidity application was upheld and the holder was ordered to bear costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ELIŠOVA
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
Decision files
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