Invalidity · first instance · 2023-03-03
000119478
Contested design: 008212831-0003
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 008212831-0003 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Maria Kaźmierczak M&Mvia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
Stawowa, nr 46-48, 63-900 Rawicz, Poland
Represented by
Marcin Staniszewski
Holder · RCD owner
Jingmen Junkai Electronic Commerce Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Room 803, 8th Floor, Building 2, Jingyuan, No. 29 Huyaguan Avenue, Duodao District, Jingmen City, Hubei Province, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
polishing pad
ASIN B00 410 4678 · Amazon.com · disclosed 2010-08-26
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested polishing-pad design lacked novelty and individual character because materially identical products had been available on Amazon long before filing.
- ›Holder filed no observations and did not contest the alleged online disclosure or the merits of the invalidity claim.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as a prior public web disclosure from 26/08/2010 and found the compared designs overwhelmingly similar despite minor differences.
- ›The contested design gave the same overall impression as the earlier design, lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b), and was invalidated with costs against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
Decision files
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