Invalidity · first instance · 2024-02-19
000121914
Contested design: 008520944-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 008520944-0002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Business Trade Consulting Społka Z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnosciąvia PDF extraction
Poland (PL)
ul. Jagiellonska, nr 2B, 38-400 Krosno, Poland
Represented by
Agnieszka Nowosielska
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Ruilang Technology Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
201, 2F, D6, District 6, Longquan Villa, Longgang Avenue, Nanwan Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen, China
Represented by
Ákos Süle
Prior art cited (1)
Lansky Sharpeners Lpuck Dual Grit Multi-Purpose Sharpener
https://www.amazon.de (ASIN B 017 T2G G6I) · Amazon.de · disclosed 2017-05-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested whetstone design lacked novelty and individual character in light of earlier website disclosures, including an Amazon listing predating the filing date.
- ›The holder was invited to respond but filed no observations in the invalidity proceedings.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as prior public disclosure and found the prior design and contested design nearly identical in shape, proportions, thickness, and surface structure.
- ›Given the designer’s broad freedom and only minor colour differences, the Division found no different overall impression and declared the contested design invalid.
Deciding panel
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
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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