Invalidity · first instance · 2023-06-27
000118598
Contested design: 008844898-0001
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 008844898-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shanghai Nanqian Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Rm A2-6785, No. 58, Fumin Branch Rd, Hengsha Township, Chongming Dist., Shanghai 200085, China
Represented by
Manuel de Arpe Tejero
Holder · RCD owner
Yongqing Tuvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
No. 3039, Baoan North Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, 518000, China
Represented by
Qiang Zhou
Prior art cited (1)
'Keystone- Indestructible Steel Crypto Storage' cryptocurrency wallet
ASIN B 07R ZW8 CWY · Amazon.com / Amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2019-01-06
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on earlier Amazon disclosures of the 'Keystone- Indestructible Steel Crypto Storage' from 6 January 2019.
- ›The holder, although invited, filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listings as sufficient evidence of prior public disclosure under Article 7(1) CDR.
- ›Comparing the designs from the informed user's perspective, the Division found the differences minor and held that the contested design lacked individual character.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid in full, and the holder was ordered to pay EUR 750 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
Decision files
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