Invalidity · first instance · 2023-07-27
000120958
Contested design: 009039753-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmusters Nr. 009039753-0001 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Der Antragsteller trägt die Kosten des Inhabers, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Signzworld Limitedvia PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
woodpecker Premises, Beltype Trading Estate, Mucklow Hill, Halesowen B62 8DR, Vereinigtes Königreich
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Yimei Zhu
China (CN)
Nr. 9 Tangxia Jianshexi Road, Dengtang Village, Sanjiang, Shitan Town, Zengcheng City, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Katerina Gririnina
Prior art cited (10)
UK design database extract
UK design No. 9002571745 · UKIPO Designs Journal · disclosed 2017-02-07
UK design database extract
UK design No. 9002571745 · UKIPO Designs Journal · disclosed 2017-02-07
UK design database extract
UK design No. 9002571745 · UKIPO Designs Journal · disclosed 2017-02-07
UK design database extract
UK design No. 9002571745 · UKIPO Designs Journal · disclosed 2017-02-07
UK design database extract
UK design No. 9002975110 · UKIPO Designs Journal · disclosed 2016-02-12
Nestling 10,5 ft/3.2M Telescopic Ladder
Amazon ASIN B010L44DXO · Amazon · disclosed 2015-06-29
Zarges ZAR100599 Soft Close Telescopic Ladder 2,9 m
Amazon ASIN B074DHNN28 · Amazon · disclosed 2017-06-30
WolfWise 3.2M Telescoping Ladder
Amazon ASIN B07GV4VVWLZ · Amazon · disclosed 2018-08-27
Acrohome 2.3M Telescopic Ladder
Amazon ASIN B07hilTJFW4 · Amazon · disclosed 2018-05-04
Teleskopic Ladder 2.9M Jason Multizweck-Aluminium Teleskopic Ladder
Amazon ASIN B079BSBX1C · Amazon · disclosed 2018-05-11
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested ladder design lacked novelty and individual character over earlier UK design registrations and several Amazon product disclosures predating the filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division held that none of the cited UK design extracts or Amazon printouts proved a reliable prior disclosure under Article 7 because publication details, URLs, and image linkage were insufficient.
- ›The invalidity grounds under Article 25(1)(b) therefore failed, the application was rejected, and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENE
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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