Invalidity · first instance · 2021-04-30
000114461
Contested design: 008188221-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's fixed costs of EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0081882210001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shenzhen Fengxinsheng Trading Co., Ltd
China (CN)
108, Shenda Building, Hedong Industrial Zone, 49 District, Fanshen Community, Xin’an Street, Bao’an District, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Tengyue E-Commerce Co., Ltd
China (CN)
F/2, No. 24, Lane 9, Jianshe Rd., Pinghu Sub-dist., Longgang Dist., Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
seven prior tent pole designs allegedly offered on amazon.de between 31/12/2015 and 24/03/2019
amazon.de
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on seven allegedly identical prior tent-pole designs disclosed on amazon.de before the RCD filing date.
- ›Its evidence was limited to internet addresses, images, and quoted product names, descriptions, ASIN codes, and listing dates; no substantive holder counter-arguments are recorded in the decision text.
- ›The Division held that URLs alone, without full printouts or screenshots reliably linking the designs to the claimed publication dates, were insufficient to prove disclosure under Article 7 CDR.
- ›Because prior disclosure was not established, the application failed and was rejected as unfounded, with costs awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| 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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