Invalidity · first instance · 2021-07-23
000114486
Contested design: 007307475-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant's fixed costs of EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design 0073074750001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Xiaoe Huangvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
No.1, building 18, group 1, Kuli Village, Shishi Town, Yifeng County Yichun City, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Sailvan Network Technology Co., Ltd
China (CN)
NO.6C009-6C012, China South City International leather raw materials logistics area Phase II, 1 Huanan Avenue, Pinghu Road, Longgang District, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
speaker
Chinese design patent No 304578140 S · China National Intellectual Property Administration · disclosed 2018-04-10
Portable Bluetooth Speakers 24W Waterproof IPX7
ASIN B082DZ2S7X · Amazon.es · disclosed 2019-09-09
Wireless Speaker Bluetooth, COOCHEER 24W
ASIN B07Y382CL2 · Amazon.com · disclosed 2019-09-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on a Chinese design patent and Amazon product listings for similar speakers disclosed before the RCD filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply.
- ›The Division accepted the Chinese patent extract and the Amazon.com listing as sufficient proof of prior disclosure and found the informed user could directly compare the speaker designs.
- ›Because the contested design reproduced the prior design's features and colour differences were immaterial, the RCD lacked individual character and was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
Decision files
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