Invalidity · first instance · 2022-08-12
000117304
Contested design: 008539316-0002
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
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 0085393160002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Fatmir Karsalihovicvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Amtäckerstr. 45, 72555 Metzingen, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Lifeng Tan
China (CN)
No. 76, Group 18, Zhutian Village, Liangwu Township, Lichuan, Hubei 445400, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
YUMORE Over Door Hook
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B07 W6S VDK7 · Amazon · disclosed 2019-08-19
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested overdoor hook lacked novelty and individual character because an identical design had been sold internationally for years.
- ›Applicant relied on an Amazon.de listing for the YUMORE Over Door Hook, with ASIN B07 W6S VDK7 and availability since 19 August 2019.
- ›Holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as prior disclosure and found the minor colour and detail differences insufficient to alter the overall impression.
- ›The application succeeded under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Articles 4(1) and 6(1)(b) CDR, so the design was invalidated and costs awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
Decision files
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