Invalidity · first instance · 2022-07-07
000117614
Contested design: 008449409-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 008449409-0001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Jiangxi Maitao Trading Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Room 1903, Unit 2, Zixin Commercial Plaza, 2888 Ziyang Avenue, Nanchang High-tech Zone, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Yanzi QIAO
China (CN)
No. 68, Tuban Village, Tuban Town, Lin County, 033200 Shanxi, China
Represented by
Filippo Garbagnati
Prior art cited (2)
lamp products allegedly disclosed on Amazon online retail portals
Amazon · Amazon
lamp products allegedly disclosed on the 1688 Chinese online retail portal
1688 · 1688
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on alleged prior online disclosures of lamp designs on Amazon and 1688.
- ›Holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division held that bare hyperlinks and unlinked product images were not solid, objective evidence of prior disclosure under Article 7(1) CDR.
- ›Because prior disclosure was not proven, the Division did not assess novelty or individual character further and rejected the application.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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