Invalidity · first instance · 2022-03-21
000116809
Contested design: 008370712-0001
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 8370712-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Kontri Spółka z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnościąvia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
ul. Jacka Kuronia 3, 15-569, Bialystok, Poland
Represented by
Michał Jędrzejewski
Holder · RCD owner
Hunan Ample Trading Co., Ltd
China (CN)
Rm. 1521, F15, Bldg. 1, Xixiangjundi, No. 59, Yuelu Avenue, Yinpen South Rd., Yinpenling St., Yuelu Changsha, Hunan People’s Republic of China
Represented by
MARINOS CLEANTHOUS
Prior art cited (1)
Selonis playpen with basket and 100 balls for children
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B 088 ZHC 6KQ · Amazon Germany · disclosed 2020-05-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character, relying on an earlier Amazon listing of a similar children’s playpen disclosed before the filing date.
- ›The holder was invited to respond but filed no observations, leaving the invalidity claim undefended.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the Amazon evidence as sufficient disclosure under Article 7(1) CDR and treated the listed playpen design as prior art.
- ›It found the contested design and prior design produced the same overall impression on the informed user despite minor differences in colour, door size, and accessories.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid for lack of individual character, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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