Invalidity · first instance · 2024-02-02
000122636
Contested design: 005306735-0002
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity against registered Community design No 0053067350002 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 0053067350002 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
Gensheng Wanvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
No. 27-28, Hebin Middle Road, Xianyan Town, Ouhai District, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
Holder · RCD owner
Wenzhou Falante Lock Industry Co. LTD.
China (CN)
Fengsi Road, Paiyan Industrial Park, Xianyan Town, Ouhai District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Prior art cited (1)
safety lock for bicycles or motorcycles
CN 201430109057.6 · Chinese design patent publication · disclosed 2014-09-10
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, relying on earlier Chinese design patent application No 201430109057.6 published before the contested design filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application and did not contest disclosure or the comparison on the merits.
- ›The Division accepted the Chinese design patent as prior public disclosure under Article 7(1) CDR but found visible differences in colour, lock position, and the bottom curve.
- ›Because those differences were not immaterial, the prior design was not identical under Article 5 CDR; the application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberČELIŠOVÁ Ludmila
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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