Invalidity · first instance · 2022-03-03
000116867
Contested design: 008517106-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 0085171060001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Smoby Toys S.A.S.via PDF extraction
France (FR)
Lieu-dit Bourg-dessus, 39170 Lavans les Saint Claude, France
Holder · RCD owner
Yuyang Wang
China (CN)
No. 4, 1st Road, Dongguahu Industrial Zone, Huaize, Lianxia Town, Chenghai District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
Represented by
Maria Iakovou Ioannidou
Prior art cited (3)
prior racetrack design disclosed in a catalogue
Smoby 180902WEB, FleXtreme Car Racing Track Starter Set
ASIN B08 8G1 9P8Z · www.amazon.de · disclosed 2020-06-26
RCD No 0074240490007
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested racetrack-part design lacked individual character over an earlier racetrack design disclosed in a catalogue and on Amazon, and also invoked an earlier RCD.
- ›The holder filed no observations and did not contest disclosure, the prior art, or the similarity assessment.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as sufficient proof that the earlier design was made available to the public before the contested design's filing and priority dates.
- ›Given at least average designer freedom, minor differences in contour, pattern, and shade did not outweigh the many shared essential features and overall impression.
- ›The Division found a lack of individual character under Article 6(1)(b) CDR, upheld the application, invalidated the contested design, and ordered costs against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENÉ
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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