Invalidity · first instance · 2023-07-31
000120498
Contested design: 009033939-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; the contested registered Community design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(fr)
1. La demande en nullité est accueillie. 2. Le dessin ou modèle communautaire enregistré nº 009033939-0001 est déclaré nul. 3. La titulaire supporte les frais, fixés à 750 EUR.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
RISSLER SARLvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
1 Place du General de Gaulle, 67400 Illkirch Graffenstaden, France
Represented by
Hortense Bessiere
Holder · RCD owner
Near Life Experience
France (FR)
983 chemin de Verneuil, 71850 Charnay Les Macon, France
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon.fr listing for "Horloge Parlante pour Alzheimer, Malvoyants, Aveugles ou Personnes Agées…"
ASIN B07V2NXS34 · Amazon.fr · disclosed 2019-07-11
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the holder had already disclosed the identical talking clock on Amazon.fr in July 2019, destroying novelty before the claimed priority date.
- ›It relied on Amazon.fr extracts for ASIN B07V2NXS34 and customer comments from 2019 to show prior public availability of the same product.
- ›The holder was invited to respond, obtained an extension, but ultimately filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon evidence as sufficient proof of disclosure under Article 7 and found the prior design identical to the contested design.
- ›The invalidity application was upheld in full, the contested RCD was declared invalid for lack of novelty, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichelle Marie DELLACHERIE
- MemberJessica N. LEWIS
- MemberLudmila CELISOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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