Invalidity · first instance · 2022-06-09
000117311
Contested design: 008310619-0001
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
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 008310619-0001 is declared invalid. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Fuzhou Esun Electronic Co., LTD.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
No.3 2F, Juyuanzhou Gulou Industrial Park, Jianxin Town, Cangshan Dist., Fuzhou, Fujian China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Qing Fengvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
No.166, Xinwu Group, Xiatun Village Committee, Yihe Town, Dongyuan/Guangdong, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
alarm clock
RCD 005941747-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2019-01-04
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty or, alternatively, lack of individual character, relying on several earlier designs including RCD 005941747-0001.
- ›The holder was invited to file observations but did not reply, so the application was undefended.
- ›The Division found RCD 005941747-0001 had been validly disclosed before the contested filing date through publication in the Community Designs Bulletin.
- ›Comparing the designs from the informed user’s perspective, the Division found only minimal differences and held that the contested design lacked individual character.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to pay costs fixed at EUR 750.
Deciding panel
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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