Invalidity · first instance · 2023-08-16
000121222
Contested design: 008814891-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application against registered Community design No 0088148910001 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 0088148910001 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
Wuxi Wemade Healthcare Products Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
No.1060, Antai 3rd Road, Houqiao Street, Xishan District, Wuxi 214000, China
Represented by
Qiang Zhou
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Chengyi Textile Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
103, Bldg.T11, Huanan Intl. Textile & Garment Raw Materials Logistics Zone (Ph I), Hehua Com, Pinghu Str., Shenzhen, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
breast support tape / the applicant's product
MEDICA 2019 trade fair and related sales/review evidence
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested design lacked novelty and individual character over its earlier breast-support tape, relying on trade-fair photos, internal records, sales screenshots, test reports and customer reviews.
- ›Holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found the applicant had not clearly identified the prior design within the evidence or explained how the exhibits proved its prior disclosure.
- ›Chinese-language material without translation was disregarded, and the remaining evidence did not objectively prove public disclosure under Article 7 CDR.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected as unfounded, and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's fixed representation costs of EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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