Invalidity · first instance · 2022-09-14
000118042
Contested design: 002333633-0001
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. 002333633-0001 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Der Antragsteller trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Yufu Wangvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
JinCheng industial zone, JingSha, Danzaotown, NanHai, FoShan, Guangdong, Volksrepublik China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Tempo International GmbH
Germany (DE)
Paul-Dessau-Straße 1, 22761 Hamburg, Deutschland
Prior art cited (1)
table grill (Model No.: DT-01F) allegedly shown at the Canton Fair and offered to Severin Asia Ltd.
Canton Import and Export Fair; private email and offer to Severin Asia Ltd.
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on D1, an earlier table-grill design allegedly disclosed at the Canton Fair and in emails and an offer sent to Severin Asia Ltd.
- ›Applicant also invoked Article 25(1)(f), arguing the contested design unlawfully used a work protected by German copyright and that the applicant had acquired rights from the author, Kelei Hong.
- ›Holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found no reliable independent evidence proving disclosure of D1 before the filing date and held that the applicant had not proved ownership or entitlement to assert the alleged copyright.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected in full, and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's costs of EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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