Invalidity · first instance · 2022-12-16
000119004
Contested design: 008567879-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD 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 0085678790002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
MR Goods GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Teigelerie 3, 59387 Ascheberg, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Dongguan Changsheng Silicone Products Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Room 201, Building 2, No. 10, Dongyi Lane, Dongxing West Road, Dongkeng Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Marinos Cleanthous
Prior art cited (1)
SveBake Silicone Baking Mat
ASIN B07Q4P34MB · www.Amazon.de · disclosed 2019-03-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character based on an earlier baking mat disclosed on Amazon before the filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations and did not contest the alleged internet disclosure or the design comparison.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing and 2019 customer comments as prior disclosure under Article 7(1) CDR.
- ›Given broad design freedom, the colour difference did not alter the overall impression because the compared mats were otherwise identical.
- ›The application was upheld and the contested design was declared invalid in full, with costs awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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