Invalidity · first instance · 2023-01-04
000119018
Contested design: 008037196-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, Registered Community design No 008037196-0002 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear the costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 008037196-0002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Steven Wurmbachvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Hannoversche Straße 54b, 30916 Isernhagen, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shaoan Xie
China (CN)
7th Floor, Building A, Honglianying Technology Park, Sili Road, Guanlan, Longhua New District, Shenzhen, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
polishing brush offered on Amazon
ASIN B01 M68 NIN5 · Amazon.de · disclosed 2016-10-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested polishing brush design lacked novelty and individual character because a near-identical wire brush had been publicly offered online since October 2016.
- ›The holder was invited to submit observations but did not reply, so the invalidity application was undefended.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the Amazon.de product listing with ASIN B01 M68 NIN5 as sufficient internet disclosure dating from 23/10/2016.
- ›Comparing the designs, the Division found them practically identical overall and held that minor differences in the cup interior did not create a different overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested RCD was declared invalid for lack of individual character, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
Decision files
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