Invalidity · first instance · 2024-04-18
000123534
Contested design: 009093966-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 0090939660001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Shenzhen Ojieni Silicone Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
42 Tang Er Road, 1st Floor, Henggang Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000, China
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Guangran Technology Co., LTD
China (CN)
B401B406, Hongshengyuan Information Industry Park, No.339 Bulong Road, Bantian Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen 518129, China
Represented by
Emilio Zeininger
Prior art cited (1)
teething ring
Chinese design patent No CN306131221S (application No CN202030528896.7) · China · disclosed 2020-10-27
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, relying on an earlier Chinese design patent said to disclose the same teething ring before the contested filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations and did not contest disclosure, novelty, or the applicant’s evidence.
- ›The Division found the earlier Chinese publication was disclosed under Article 7(1) CDR and that any colour or material differences were immaterial because the contested design was shown in abstract line drawings.
- ›The designs were identical within Article 5(2) CDR, so novelty was lacking and the application was upheld in full with costs against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberIneta GALUBICKE
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
Decision files
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