Invalidity · first instance · 2022-01-14
000116466
Contested design: 008521330-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 008521330-0001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Yongkang Dingduo Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
No. 26, Zhengtong Road, Lieqiao Village, Xicheng Street, Yongkang City, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
Represented by
Krzysztof Breguła
Holder · RCD owner
Guangzhou Xinran Network Technology Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
(Rm AQ307) Zijian House,3/F, Bldg A., Chuangyi Park, Guangdongtianjian Square, No.283, Tongsha Rd., Tonghe St., Baiyun Dist., Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
Represented by
Isabelle Bertaux
Prior art cited (3)
Chinese design for hoops
Chinese design No 202030206070.9 · Chinese Patent Office
Amazon listing for a hoop design relied on to show prior disclosure
ASIN B08PQPS28K · Amazon · disclosed 2020-12-05
Undated online listing for a hoop design relied on to show prior disclosure
Alibaba
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on Chinese design No 202030206070.9 and online listings said to disclose the same hoop earlier.
- ›Holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the applicant had not proved a reliable disclosure event because the patent document lacked publication proof and the internet extracts had unclear source, date, or matching webpage content.
- ›Because disclosure under Article 7 CDR was not established, the Office did not assess novelty or individual character further and rejected the application as unfounded.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENE
Decision files
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