Invalidity · first instance · 2023-08-29
000121261
Contested design: 007261110-0010
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 0072611100010 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 350.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €350
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Michalski Hüttermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbBvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Kaistraße 16A, 40221 Düsseldorf, Germany
Holder · RCD owner
Guangzhou Xuntuo Technology Co., Ltd
China (CN)
Room L105, No. 409, Tianyuan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, China
Prior art cited (1)
Taozun Self Adhesive Paper Towel Holder – Under Cabinet Paper Towel Rack for Kitchen, SUS304 Brushed Stainless Steel
ASIN B08 13B CCG5 · Amazon · disclosed 2019-11-06
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested paper towel holder lacked novelty and individual character because an earlier identical or very similar design had been disclosed before filing.
- ›It relied on Amazon screenshots showing the Taozun paper towel holder, its ASIN, customer reviews, and availability since 6 November 2019.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon evidence as proving public disclosure and found the compared designs identical apart from immaterial details.
- ›The application succeeded under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Articles 4(1) and 5(1)(b), so the contested design was declared invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberIneta GALUBICKE
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
Decision files
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