Invalidity · first instance · 2022-08-31
000116128
Contested design: 006707246-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, Registered Community design No 006707246-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder must pay costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 006707246-0001 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
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 Ioannidou
Holder · RCD owner
WD Plus GmbH
Germany (DE)
Wohlenbergstr. 16, 30179 Hannover, Deutschland
Prior art cited (1)
CSL-Computer cable connector
https://www.amazon.de/ (ASIN BO7V352DM6) · Amazon.de · disclosed 2019-07-09
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on earlier disclosure D1, an Amazon listing for CSL-Computer cable connectors dated 9 July 2019.
- ›The holder argued the contested design was new and had individual character, denied valid disclosure, and invoked the 12-month grace period based on publication by an alleged licensee.
- ›The Division found D1 was publicly disclosed on Amazon before the filing date and the holder failed to prove the conditions for the Article 7(2) grace period within the time limit.
- ›Comparing the designs, the Division found nearly identical connector housing shape and structure, so the contested design created the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld in full, the contested design was declared invalid for lack of individual character, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
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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