Invalidity · first instance · 2024-07-09
000124421
Contested design: 008028468-0010
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, Registered Community design No 0080284680010 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 0080284680010 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 Hongling Technology Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
1909B, 19th Floor, Block 12, Hua Ting Phase II, Manjinghua Joy Lane, No 6, Yinwei Road, Nanlian Community, Longgang Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Moreich GmbH
Germany (DE)
Kleyerstraße 12, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany
Represented by
Xiaolong Li
Prior art cited (1)
LED strip connector, pack of 10 + 10
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B07 DB3 LVKX · Amazon.de · disclosed 2018-05-25
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on an earlier Amazon-listed LED strip connector disclosed on 25/05/2018.
- ›The holder was invited to respond but filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as prior disclosure and found the contested design’s visible features matched the prior design, with any possible back-side difference insufficient to change the overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld and the contested design was declared invalid, with costs awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
Decision files
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| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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