Invalidity · first instance · 2022-08-30
000116129
Contested design: 006707246-0002
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmusters Nr. 006707246-0002 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Snowkids Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
No. 10, Gaoxin South 4th Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000, Volksrepublik China
Represented by
Maria Ioaninidou
Holder · RCD owner
WD Plus GmbH
Germany (DE)
Wohlenbergstr. 16, 30179 Hannover, Germany
Prior art cited (2)
cable connectors shown on applicant Amazon listing
https://www.amazon.de/Snowkids-Geflechtkabel-vergoldete-Anschl%C3%BCsse-kompatibelgrau/dp/B07TYHW5Y8/ref=zg_bs_316968011_5?_encoding=UTF8&refRID=8EHDK51SRH471PBWHV5J&th=1 · Amazon.de · disclosed 2019-07-02
cable connectors shown on Amazon listing
https://www.amazon.com/10ft3Pack-Charging-Smartphone-Connection-Blackwhite/dp/B06XYH75NQ/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=cables&qid=1624799763&rnid=2941120011&s=pc&sr=1-6 · Amazon.com · disclosed 2017-03-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The invalidity applicant argued the contested cable design lacked novelty and individual character over two earlier Amazon web disclosures, D1 and D2.
- ›The holder maintained the contested RCD was new and had individual character; after the applicant added Article 25(1)(d), the holder filed no further observations.
- ›The Division accepted D1 and D2 as disclosed under Article 7, but found visible structural differences in the braided pattern, so the designs were not identical.
- ›The Division also found the contested design created a different overall impression on the informed user, so the invalidity application was rejected in full.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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