Invalidity · first instance · 2023-12-07
000122036
Contested design: 008460497-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 008460497-0003 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Mxcwir Technology Company Limitedvia PDF extraction
Hong Kong (HK)
RM 1205, 12/F Tai Sang Bank Bldg 130-132 Des Voeux Rd Central, 999077 Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Guangdong Zhigu Trading Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
No.21, Alley 2, Pengwu Zhuangliao, Dongkeng Town, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Isabelle Bertaux
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon offer for '12 Pack Breathable Clothes Covers with Zip', ASIN B 083 DNW Y8P
https://amazon.co.uk · Amazon · disclosed 2020-01-02
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on an earlier Amazon listing for a garment cover disclosed before the filing date.
- ›The applicant argued the earlier design was identical or at least created the same overall impression, and that designer freedom for garment covers was broad.
- ›The holder filed no observations and did not contest the evidence of online disclosure or the applicant's comparison.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as prior disclosure, found high designer freedom, and held that minor visual differences did not alter the same overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid for lack of individual character, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
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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