Invalidity · first instance · 2023-08-03
000118360
Contested design: 002175190-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 002175190-0001 is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 002175190-0001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Apollon Capital & Consulting GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Kalker Hauptstr. 296, 51103 Köln, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Wang-Chuan Chenvia PDF extraction
Taiwan (TW)
No. 37, Lane 278, Hai Wei Road, Longjing Dist., Taichung City, Taiwan
Represented by
Prior art cited (4)
Rampage Single Mini Launch Ramp
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000N4SAHS/ · amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2007-03-12
Rampage Single Mini Launch Ramp
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000N4SAHS/ · amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2007-03-12
Rampage set
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000N4SAHI · amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2007-03-12
Rampage set
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000N4SAH8 · amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2007-03-12
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant claimed the contested ramp design lacked novelty because identical ramps had been offered on Amazon since 12 March 2007.
- ›The holder disputed the reliability and dating of the Amazon evidence and argued the cited ramps were not identical to the contested design.
- ›The Division accepted Designs 1 to 4 as disclosed online before filing, but found visible differences in the back face, corners, arrow motif, and other features.
- ›Because the cited designs were not identical within Article 5(2) CDR, the invalidity 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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| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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