Invalidity · first instance · 2023-10-20
000121438
Contested design: 008507495-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay costs fixed at EUR 350.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 008507495-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 350.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €350
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
SellerX Commerce GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Jägerstraße 41, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Holder · RCD owner
Yunlei Liuvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Laoguanliu, Guanliu Village, Xiaji Township, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China
Represented by
Qiang Zhou
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon offer for 'Vintage Triple Light Sockets Pendant Hanging Light Cord Kit'
https://www.amazon.com; ASIN B 083 LZ6 1L6 · Amazon · disclosed 2020-01-08
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested chandelier design lacked novelty and individual character because an identical design had been publicly available before 19/04/2021.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as prior disclosure under Article 7(1) CDR and found the compared designs virtually identical.
- ›The only identified difference, independent socket switches in the prior design, was immaterial, so the contested design lacked novelty and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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