Invalidity · first instance · 2024-02-08
000123334
Contested design: 008721062-0002
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 008721062-0002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
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 (1)
Amazon offer for 'saijer Hanging Handbag Storage'
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B 08F X6Y N8X · Amazon.de · disclosed 2020-08-14
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested storage-bag design lacked individual character over earlier designs, relying in particular on an Amazon listing for 'saijer Hanging Handbag Storage' available since 14 August 2020.
- ›Holder filed no observations and did not contest disclosure, designer freedom, or the applicant's comparison.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as prior disclosure under Article 7(1) and found broad designer freedom apart from basic storage-bag features.
- ›Despite color differences, the designs shared the same shape, pocket arrangement, proportions, and hanging system, producing the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›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
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
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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