Invalidity · first instance · 2022-02-04
000116568
Contested design: 007774237-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant's fixed costs of EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 0077742370001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Hangzhou Kiss Kiss Fish Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Room 27, 2nd floor, Building 3, No. 2988 Moganshan Rd., Liangzhu St., Yuhang Dist., Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Diaobo Technology Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Rm. 1201, No. 3, Lane 2, Area B, Shangnian Vil., Shangcun Community, Gongming St., Guangming Dist., Shenzhen, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Marcella Clarke
Prior art cited (2)
thermo cup
https://item.jd.com · jd.com
thermo cup
www.zhihu.com · zhihu.com
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested thermo cup lacked novelty and individual character because the same cup had already been disclosed online and sold worldwide before filing.
- ›The holder was invited to respond to the invalidity application but filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted the jd.com screenshots as sufficient evidence of prior disclosure before the filing date and found no relevant design differences apart from colour.
- ›The contested design created the same overall impression as the prior cup, so the application was upheld and the design declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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