Invalidity · first instance · 2021-10-05
000115206
Contested design: 008028468-0005
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 0080284680005 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shenzhen Hongling Technology Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
1909B, 19th Floor, Block 12, Hua Ting Phase II, Manjinghua Joy Lane, No. 6, Yinwei Road, Nanlian Community, Longgang Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Moreich GmbH
Germany (DE)
Werner-Von-Siemens Straße 2, 64319 Pfungstadt, Germany
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Frcolor Pack of 10 LED Light Strip Corner Connector T shape Angle Connector with 2 RGB 5050 Brackets; T-shaped and individual LED strip connectors
ASIN B07 71L 6N3F · Amazon.de · disclosed 2017-10-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier Amazon offers of similar LED strip connectors before 2 July 2020.
- ›The holder contested the reliability of the Amazon evidence and argued the prior designs differed, especially in the interior and embossed polarity markings.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon.de D2 disclosure from 31 October 2017 and found the alleged image changes did not undermine its probative value.
- ›Focusing on the visible top cover features and average designer freedom, the Division found the contested design created the same overall impression as D2 and declared it invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
Decision files
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