Invalidity · first instance · 2022-10-06
000118305
Contested design: 008726863-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, Registered Community design No 008726863-0003 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 008726863-0003 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Jay at Play International Hong Kong Limitedvia PDF extraction
Hong Kong (HK)
Suite 817 Houston Centre 63 Mody Road TST East, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Songhe Liu
China (CN)
Xiaozhuang, Xiaozhuang Administrative Village, Wangji Township, Taikang County, Henan Province, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
yellow dog children's sleeping bag marketed as 'Dormi Locos- Perro, Color Amarillo (Concentra 506156)'
ASIN B097CKR7NP; https://www.amazon.es · Amazon.es · disclosed 2021-06-16
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity based on an earlier yellow dog children's sleeping bag disclosed before filing, relying on Amazon, invoice, and YouTube materials.
- ›The holder was invited to respond but filed no observations.
- ›The Division found the Amazon listing dated 16/06/2021, corroborated by the invoice, proved disclosure under Article 7 before the contested design's filing date.
- ›The compared designs created the same overall impression on the informed user, so the contested design lacked individual character and was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
Decision files
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