Invalidity · first instance · 2023-06-29
000120099
Contested design: 008669915-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 008669915-0002 is rejected. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Zhongshan Jingzhimei Caster Manufacturing Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
No. 32, Lianhe Street, Xiaolan Town, Zhongshan, Guangdong Province 528400 China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Changquan Zhu
China (CN)
15th Floor, Building S7, Yantian Tian'an Digital City, Fenggang Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong China
Represented by
Marinos Cleanthous
Prior art cited (4)
CASTOR design
ASIN B08LYCXXLJ · Amazon (amazon.de) · disclosed 2020-10-26
Scghwenkbare Gummirollen fur Kinderbetter design
ASIN B08X4QZYPD · Amazon (amazon.de) · disclosed 2021-02-22
NMDCDH Mobbelrollen design
ASIN B094ZNZV09 · Amazon (amazon.de) · disclosed 2021-05-15
U-Type Bracket, Furniture Castor design
ASIN B09J3P4X5K · Amazon (amazon.de) · disclosed 2021-07-22
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Articles 25(1)(b), 4(1), 5(1)(b) and 6(1)(b) CDR, alleging the caster design directly imitated four earlier designs.
- ›It relied on Amazon printouts for D1 to D4 and asserted disclosure dates between 26 October 2020 and 22 July 2021.
- ›The holder was invited to respond but filed no observations.
- ›The Division found the evidence did not objectively prove when the alleged prior designs were made available to the public under Article 7(1) CDR.
- ›Because prior disclosure was not established, the novelty and individual-character attack failed; the application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
Decision files
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