Invalidity · first instance · 2023-06-02
000120618
Contested design: 008538961-0001
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 008538961-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Henrich Ricarvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Westendorf 13, 38820 Halberstadt, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Xin Yangvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
No. 43, Yuechiba Street, Jinyuan Town, Dayi County, Sichuan Province, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Shellkingdom cat scratching post / toy for cats
ASIN No B09 1KT BP5T; https://amazon.de · Amazon.de · disclosed 2021-04-02
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on earlier cat-toy designs disclosed on Amazon before the filing date.
- ›The applicant relied in particular on an Amazon.de offer for a Shellkingdom cat scratching post, first available on 2021-04-02.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon disclosure, found the designs almost identical overall, and held that the contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b) CDR.
- ›The application was upheld in full, the contested design was declared invalid, and the holder was ordered to bear the costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
Decision files
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