Invalidity · first instance · 2022-05-13
000117093
Contested design: 008590400-0005
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holders must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 0085904000005 is declared invalid. 3. The holders bear the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Zhejiang Dongrui Industrial and Trading Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Weiliu East Road, Tongqin Town, Wuyi City, Jinhua, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
Holder · RCD owner
Piotr Niemyjski
Poland (PL)
ul. Dworska 5B/7, 15756 Białystok, Poland
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
tool shed
Amazon.de ASIN B0713SLRKL · Amazon.de retail portal · disclosed 2017-04-26
tool shed shown in the applicant's 2016-2017 catalogue
applicant catalogue
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, relying on an identical tool shed offered on Amazon.de before the contested design's filing date.
- ›The applicant also cited a pro forma invoice and its 2016-2017 catalogue; the holders filed no observations and left the application undefended.
- ›The Division found the Amazon listing sufficiently proved disclosure under Article 7(1) CDR and considered the invoice and catalogue corroborative.
- ›The Division held the compared designs identical, found the contested design lacked novelty, upheld the application, and invalidated the RCD.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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