Invalidity · first instance · 2024-05-15
000120761
Contested design: 007549506-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear fixed costs of EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 007549506-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
PatentEnter s.r.o.via PDF extraction
Czechia (CZ)
Koliště 1965/13a, 60200 Brno-Černá pole, Czechia
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Zhejiang Zhengte Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
No. 811, Oriental Ave., Linhai, Zhejiang 317004, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
louvered roof pergola shown in a YouTube video screenshot
https://www.youtube.com · YouTube · disclosed 2019-04-13
Mirador pergola design shown in the user manual
MIRADOR 3x3m User Manual
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character over a prior louvered-roof pergola and also argued some features were non-visible or solely technical.
- ›Holder argued the technical-function and visibility claims were unsubstantiated, designer freedom was restricted, and cited differences in pillars, handle, and louver profiles.
- ›The Division admitted late arguments on Articles 4(2) and 8(1) but excluded the later-introduced MIRADOR prior design because it would alter the subject matter of the proceedings.
- ›It accepted the YouTube screenshot as prior disclosure, found no different overall impression, and declared the contested design invalid with costs against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
Decision files
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