Invalidity · first instance · 2024-04-30
000123434
Contested design: 008485809-0001
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 008485809-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Litao Xievia PDF extraction
China (CN)
205, Building 7th, Vanke Xinghuo Online, Wuhe Avenue South No.2, Bantian Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen, Guangdong China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Guangzhou ChongChong E-Commerce Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
No. 254, 28F, No. 12, Xihu Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510030 China
Represented by
Ákos Süle
Prior art cited (1)
pet jacket for dogs
ASIN B08D99JR1Y · Amazon · disclosed 2020-07-20
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character based mainly on an earlier dog pet jacket disclosed on Amazon before the filing date.
- ›Holder filed no observations and did not challenge the claimed internet disclosure or the applicant's comparison of the designs.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as proof of disclosure under Article 7 and found broad designer freedom for pet clothing.
- ›The shared shape, proportions, zip, shoulder belt, and leg openings outweighed minor differences, so the contested design produced the same overall impression and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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