Invalidity · first instance · 2024-07-31
000122935
Contested design: 009182165-0005
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and Registered Community design No 009182165-0005 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 009182165-0005 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Amazing Brands IV UG (haftungsbeschränkt)via PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Im Mediapark 5, 50670 Köln, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Jiangmen Junheng E-commerce Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
One of No. 23, Zone B, Dongxi Development, Zhishan Town, Heshan City, Jiangmen City, China
Prior art cited (1)
Cooeco shower shelf for hanging; double-layer shower shelf for hanging on shower cubicles
ASIN B0B8 7XR 44F · Amazon.de · disclosed 2022-08-01
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant claimed the contested bathroom-shelf design lacked novelty and individual character because a nearly identical shelf had been sold on Amazon since 1 August 2022.
- ›The holder argued the designs were not identical, common features were technically dictated, and the remaining differences gave a different overall impression.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the Amazon listing as proof of prior disclosure and found the designer had at least an average degree of freedom.
- ›Comparing the designs directly, the Division held that the shared overall shape, proportions, and component arrangement outweighed minor differences, so the contested design lacked individual character.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
Decision files
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| frFrench | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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