Invalidity · first instance · 2022-06-07
000117377
Contested design: 008264055-0002
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
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 0082640550002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shenzhen Zhonglineng Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Rm 501, Building B2, Industrial zone 2, No. 56, Qikeng Second Road, Baolong st., Longgang District, Shenzhen, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Zefan Home Furnishing Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
405B, Yangnan Business Building, No.272, Chuangye 2nd Road, Xin’an Street, Baoan District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Isabelle Bertaux
Prior art cited (1)
Bluetooth Beanie Hat made by Hanpure
https://www.amazon.co.uk; ASIN B07VDFRLKS · Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2019-07-16
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character, arguing the contested hat nearly reproduced a Bluetooth beanie sold on Amazon since July 2019.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as a prior public disclosure and found the informed user would receive the same overall impression from both hats.
- ›The application was upheld; the contested design was declared invalid and the holder was ordered to bear costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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