Invalidity · first instance · 2023-03-20
000117453
Contested design: 008165393-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 008165393-0001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
PTM Guard, SIAvia PDF extraction
LV
Kārļa Ulmaņa gatve 2A, Rīga, 1004 Latvia
Represented by
Olga Vahatova
Holder · RCD owner
Shanghai Tengxiang Travel Products Co, Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
1st Floor, Building 9, No. 202 Fenggao Road, Fengcheng Town, Fengxian District, Shanghai, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
massage appliance
RCD No 005242559-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2018-04-26
acupressure mat element sold as 'Viva Living Homes Acupressure Mat and Pillow Set'
https://www.amazon.com; ASIN B07YQV34NJ · Amazon · disclosed 2019-10-05
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant alleged lack of novelty and individual character over earlier RCD D1 and an Amazon-disclosed acupressure mat element, D2.
- ›The holder argued D2 was its own authorised grace-period disclosure under Article 7(2) CDR and that D1 created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted D1 as disclosed prior art but found D2 excluded under the grace-period exception because the holder proved authorised disclosure through Viva Eco Homes.
- ›Comparing D1 with the contested design alone, the Division found clear differences in spike shape and arrangement, so the contested design remained novel and had individual character.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
Decision files
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