Invalidity · first instance · 2023-07-04
000121300
Contested design: 009190465-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 350 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 0091904650003 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 350.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €350
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbBvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Leopoldstr. 4, 80802 Munich Germany
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Biliji Technology Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Room 303, Building A, Xinbaosheng, No.233, Xixiang Avenue, Xixiang Street, Baoan District, Shenzhen 518100, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
ECO-WORTHY 41 Inch (104 cm) Solar Panel Bracket with Adjustable Angle, Solar Panel Bracket for Boat, Motorhome, Roof, Off-Grid System
ASIN B08K2WXVN9 · Amazon.de · disclosed 2020-10-15
Adjustable solar mount 557 mm suitable for up to 100 watts
ASIN B01EXU8DYC · Amazon.de · disclosed 2016-04-28
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on two earlier solar panel mounting designs disclosed on Amazon before 29/09/2022.
- ›The holder was invited to respond but filed no observations.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted D2 as disclosed under Article 7(1) CDR and found the contested design created the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld and the contested design was declared invalid in full, with costs awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberIneta GALUBICKE
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
Decision files
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