Invalidity · first instance · 2024-05-29
000120438
Contested design: 002510883-0006
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Der Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung des eingetragenen Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmusters Nr. 002510883-0006 wird zurückgewiesen. 2. Die Antragstellerin trägt die Kosten der Inhaberin, die auf 400 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Suzhou Anri Child Products Co.,Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Building 1, Southern Zhitang Industrial Park, Changshu, Jiangsu, 215500, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Cybex GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Riedingerstr. 18, 95448 Bayreuth, Deutschland
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Kinderwagen
CN201230004277.3 · Chinese Patent Office · disclosed 2012-07-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested stroller design lacked novelty and individual character over earlier Chinese design CN201230004277.3 published in 2012.
- ›Holder argued the Chinese design was not properly proven or accessible to relevant EU circles and, in any event, the compared designs created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division found the Chinese design had been validly disclosed by the official extract showing publication on 18 July 2012, despite limited translation.
- ›It held designer freedom remained broad and that the frame structure, joints, wheels, and basket details produced a different overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected, and the applicant was ordered to pay the holder's costs of EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberWolfgang SCHRAMEK
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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