Invalidity · first instance · 2024-05-30
000121975
Contested design: 008828867-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld, the contested Community design No. 008828867-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text(de)
1. Dem Antrag auf Nichtigerklärung wird stattgegeben. 2. Das eingetragene Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster Nr. 008828867-0001 wird für nichtig erklärt. 3. Die Inhaberin trägt die Kosten, die auf 750 EUR festgesetzt werden.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Henan Kaibeide Industrial Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
No. 69, Unit 1, Building 1, No. 41, Jinsuo Road, High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
No. 198-19 Songshan South Road, Dongfang Building 6F, Suite 601, Erqi District, Zhengzhou City, Zhengzhou 450015, China
Prior art cited (1)
osoltus Bali Bamboo Wood Laundry Basket Laundry Collector 75cm Brown Taupe
ASIN B07WH5ZPDJ · amazon.de · disclosed 2019-09-02
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on earlier disclosure of a substantially identical laundry basket design.
- ›The holder disputed the Amazon disclosure date, argued the product images could have changed over time, and maintained the contested design created a different overall impression.
- ›The Division accepted Amazon evidence supported by a 2019 customer review, found no proven market saturation, and held the designer's freedom was not materially restricted.
- ›The contested design produced the same overall impression as D1, so it lacked individual character and was declared invalid in full.
Deciding panel
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
- MemberIvanka IVANOVA
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish (en) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deGerman | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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