Invalidity · first instance · 2022-03-08
000116029
Contested design: 005503331-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 0055033310001 is declared invalid. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Maximilian Altmannvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Schwabmühlhauser Str 15, 86853 Langerringen, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Linyi Jiezhong Electronic Commerce Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
L245, Commodity display centre, Linyi shopping mall, Lanshan Dist., Shandong province., Linyi, People’s Republic of China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Outdoor Recurve Bow and Arrow Set – Archery Training Toy – 40 lbs, 5 x Arrows, 6 x Target Faces
ASIN B 077 R5N X6J · German Amazon website (amazon.de) · disclosed 2017-07-27
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested bow design lacked novelty and individual character because very similar bows had been marketed before the filing date.
- ›The holder said the cited bow derived from its own development, relied on a Chinese design patent evaluation report and authorisation letter, and effectively invoked the grace period.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon.de listing as prior disclosure and found the holder had not proved a link showing the disclosure should be disregarded under the grace period exception.
- ›Comparing the designs from the informed user's perspective, the Division found the same overall impression and declared the contested design invalid for lack of individual character.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI – ALOISI
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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