Invalidity · first instance · 2022-06-16
000114642
Contested design: 005947660-0001
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
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 005947660-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Andreas Feldevia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Josef-Haydn-Str. 4, 56288 Kastellaun, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Yueqing Fivestar Hardware Tools Factoryvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Zhiguang Village, Liushi Town, Yueqing City, Zhejiang Province 325604, China
Represented by
Ákos Süle
Prior art cited (1)
Self-adjusting wire ferrule crimping tool set / crimping pliers shown on Amazon.de
ASIN B01J5KTA06 · Amazon.de · disclosed 2017-01-10
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on an earlier crimping-tool design disclosed on Amazon.de before the filing date.
- ›The holder challenged disclosure, arguing the ASIN link now showed a different product, the review image was incomplete, and the online evidence could have been manipulated.
- ›The Division held the review and listing evidence, assessed together, sufficiently proved prior online disclosure under Article 7(1) and found no significant overall-impression differences between the designs.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b); novelty was not examined further.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
Decision files
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