Invalidity · first instance · 2023-01-25
000119098
Contested design: 008876684-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, Registered Community design No 0088766840001 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 0088766840001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shanping Chenvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Group of four villagers in Jinyuan Village, Luping Township, Hecheng District, Huaihua City, Hunan Province 418000, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Qiuxi Chen
China (CN)
No. 15, Xincuo, Hengshan Village, Daba Town, Puning City, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
air mattress
Chinese design patent No. 202130446191.5 · Chinese Bulletin · disclosed 2021-11-05
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity based on an earlier Chinese design patent for an air mattress, arguing the contested design lacked novelty and individual character.
- ›The applicant relied on a DesignView extract showing Chinese design patent No. 202130446191.5 published on 5 November 2021.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the prior design had been disclosed under Article 7(1) CDR and that the designs differed mainly in colour striping, which was insufficient given average designer freedom.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid for lack of individual character, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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