Invalidity · first instance · 2021-11-17
000115846
Contested design: 008220313-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 008220313-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Hongli Zhangvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
No. 223, Group 3, Luojia VillageTaicun Town, Xunyi County, Shaanxi Province, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
ShenZhen RiYueZe Technology Co., LTD
China (CN)
302, Building A, Hekan Industrial park, No. 41, Wuhe S Rd, BanTian Street, LongGang, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Fitness Hula Hoop for Weight Loss
ASIN B0895J1SVC · Amazon.de · disclosed 2020-05-26
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested hoop design lacked novelty and individual character because earlier registered and unregistered designs had been disclosed before filing.
- ›Applicant relied on an Amazon.de product listing for a 'Fitness Hula Hoop for Weight Loss' with ASIN B0895J1SVC, available since 26 May 2020.
- ›Holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the Amazon listing sufficiently proved disclosure and that any differences between the designs were immaterial, so the contested design was not new.
- ›The application was upheld, the design was declared invalid in full, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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