Invalidity · first instance · 2023-07-03
000120876
Contested design: 009074354-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 009074354-0002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Xiamen Bandian Oringinality Technology CO., LTD.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
R.601, No.7 Fanghu Second West Road, Huli Dist., Xiamen 361006, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Fanhui Zeng
China (CN)
No.170, Xinhua Road, Huazhou Street Office, Dengzhou, Henan 474150, China
Represented by
Isabelle Bertaux
Prior art cited (3)
night light in the form of a toaster with a slice of bread
CN 307173792 S (application No 202130744441.3) · China · disclosed 2022-03-15
Toast Night Light, LED Smile Bread Toast Night Lamp
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B0B5N5SRCR · Amazon · disclosed 2022-07-02
Sanmubo Cute Night Light Toast Lamp
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B0B545FJ4R · Amazon · disclosed 2022-06-25
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested night-light design lacked novelty and individual character over earlier disclosures, especially a Chinese design showing an almost identical toaster-and-bread lamp.
- ›The holder filed no observations and did not rebut the applicant's evidence or arguments on disclosure, grace period, or the comparison of the designs.
- ›The Invalidity Division treated the Chinese design as disclosed before the filing date and found the designer's freedom at least average for night lights.
- ›It held that the minor wording and underside differences did not change the overall impression on the informed user, so the contested design lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberIneta GALUBICKE
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
Decision files
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