Invalidity · first instance · 2023-04-11
000119878
Contested design: 008798995-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application against registered Community design No 008798995-0002 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 008798995-0002 is rejected. 3. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Nina-Maria Drenkowvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Marschnerstraße 32, 22081 Hamburg, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Henan Nanhua Qianmu Biological Technology Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
No. 8503a-8503b, 5th Floor, Huanghejiangong Building, Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon offer for an artificial Pampas Grass / artificial plant
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B09 1Z3 3K4B · Amazon.de · disclosed 2021-04-05
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity because the design views were allegedly contradictory and because the design lacked novelty and individual character over an Amazon-disclosed earlier design.
- ›The applicant relied on an Amazon.de listing for an artificial Pampas Grass allegedly available since 5 April 2021; the holder filed no observations.
- ›The Division found the registered views clear and consistent, so the design met the definition in Article 3(a) and was not invalid on that ground.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as evidence of disclosure, but the earlier design was too imprecisely shown to permit a reliable comparison with the contested design.
- ›The application was rejected in full, and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's fixed representation costs of EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
Decision files
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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