Invalidity · first instance · 2021-11-15
000114941
Contested design: 008189229-0002
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, the registered Community design No 0081892290002 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 0081892290002 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Ningbo Let it Be Arts and Craft Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Donya Village Qiuai Town Yinzhou District, Ningo, Volksrepublik China
Represented by
Alberto Maria Giordano
Holder · RCD owner
WARIMEX Waren-Import Export Handels-GmbH
Germany (DE)
Chiara-Ambra-Platz 1, 77743 Neuried, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
hairbrush
Chinese design registration No 305890757 · Chinese design register / DesignView · disclosed 2020-06-30
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier Chinese hairbrush design D1 published on 2020-06-30.
- ›Holder invoked Article 7 confidentiality and grace-period protection, disputed prior disclosure in the EU, and argued the contested design remained new and distinctive.
- ›The Division found the holder's witness evidence alone did not prove abusive disclosure or breach of confidence, so D1 counted as prior art.
- ›Despite differences in texture, material, openings, and bristles, both hairbrushes created the same overall impression through the figure-eight body, spiral frames, and central Z-shaped element.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld, the contested RCD was declared invalid for lack of individual character, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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