Invalidity · first instance · 2023-06-07
000120198
Contested design: 008828750-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay fixed costs of EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 008828750-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
BellaCocool GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Pettenkoferstraße 18, 10247 Berlin Germany
Represented by
Thomas-Johannes Jochheim
Holder · RCD owner
Xinjiang Hanyuan Hengfeng Information Technology Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
411209, 4th Floor, Block C, Meike Building, No. 506, Beijing South Road, Gaoxin District, Urumqi, Xinjiang China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
light curtain
Amazon.de ASIN B 09C 85L 2DX · Amazon.de · disclosed 2021-08-10
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, arguing the contested curtain-light design had been disclosed earlier online through an Amazon.de product listing.
- ›The holder was invited to respond to the invalidity application but filed no observations.
- ›The Division found the Amazon.de listing sufficiently proved public disclosure before the filing date under Article 7(1) CDR.
- ›Comparing the prior product and the registered line drawing, the Division found no material differences and treated the designs as identical under Article 5 CDR.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
Decision files
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