Invalidity · first instance · 2021-10-15
000115703
Contested design: 008314959-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested registered Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
1. La demande en nullité est accueillie. 2. Le dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré no-008314959 0001 est déclaré nul. 3. La titulaire supporte les frais, fixés à 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Ouchi Trading Limitedvia PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
Unit G25 Waterfront Studios, 1 Dock Road, London E16 1AH, Royaume-Uni
Represented by
Alberto Maria Giordano
Holder · RCD owner
Dingyuan Liu
China (CN)
Liantanghu Tingshan Road no 1, Jinping District, Shantou, République populaire de Chine
Represented by
Jiongjie MA
Prior art cited (1)
baby doll
RCD No 007879911-0013 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2020-05-14
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier RCD No 007879911-0013, published before the contested filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response.
- ›The Division found the earlier RCD had been validly disclosed and that both baby-doll designs created the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›Because only minor facial and colour differences were identified within a broad degree of design freedom, the contested design lacked individual character and was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberBenjamin VAN Bavel
Decision files
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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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