Invalidity · first instance · 2024-02-08
000122618
Contested design: 008721062-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder’s costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0087210620001 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
J & D Tech Incvia PDF extraction
United States (US)
120 Lake Ave S Ste 22, Nesconset New York 11767-1060, United States
Represented by
André Guerreiro Rodrigues
Holder · RCD owner
Liuyan Guovia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Room 302, No. 17, Junlan Second Street, Panyu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province 510000, China
Represented by
Qiang Zhou
Prior art cited (2)
Product indicated as prior design on an Amazon listing
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B08GCGLHQ3 · Amazon.de
Screenshot of a product offered on the Amazon website
https://www.amazon.de · Amazon.de
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested storage-bag design lacked novelty and individual character in light of an earlier Amazon-published design.
- ›To support invalidity, the applicant relied on an Amazon product hyperlink, an INID code, and a screenshot said to show the earlier design.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division found that neither D1 nor D2 proved a prior disclosure under Article 7 CDR, so the invalidity grounds under Articles 5 and 6 failed.
- ›The application was rejected as unfounded, and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder’s representation costs fixed at EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- 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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