Invalidity · first instance · 2021-08-09
000114045
Contested design: 008050587-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the applicant's costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(es)
1. Se estima la solicitud de declaración de nulidad. 2. Se declara nulo el modelo comunitario registrado n.º 008050587-0001. 3. La titular sufrague las costas de la solicitante, cuantificadas en 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Anhui Hope Child Products Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
n.º 602, Penglai Rd. Hefei 230601, República Popular de China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Anhui Yayale child Products Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Longtan North Road, zona de desarrollo económico y tecnológico, Shucheng, Anhui Province, República Popular de China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Lionelo Annet stroller / pushchair
ASIN B081RMJ5M5; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijCFSWsniBg · YouTube / Amazon.de · disclosed 2019-04-10
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying mainly on the earlier Lionelo Annet stroller disclosed on Amazon and YouTube before the filing date.
- ›The holder argued the applicant was improperly combining two prior models and that limited designer freedom in strollers made the identified differences sufficient to create a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon and YouTube evidence as proving prior disclosure of the same earlier design, designated D1, before 23 July 2020.
- ›The Division found broad designer freedom overall and held that the shared main features outweighed minor differences, so the contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b).
- ›The invalidity application was upheld in full, the RCD was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
Decision files
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