Invalidity · first instance · 2024-08-01
000124935
Contested design: 008721062-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 0087210620001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
J & D Tech INCvia PDF extraction
United States (US)
120 Lake Ave S Ste 22, Nesconset New York 117671060 United States
Represented by
André Guerreiro Rodrigues
Holder · RCD owner
Liuyan GUO
China (CN)
Room 302, No. 17, Junlan Second Street, Panyu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province 510000 China
Represented by
Qiang Zhou
Prior art cited (1)
Lirex Handbag Organiser Hanging, 8 Pockets, Handbag, Storage Organiser, Oxford Fabric, Hanging Shelf, Wardrobe Organiser for Family Wardrobe, Bedroom
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B08GCGLHQ3 · Amazon.de · disclosed 2020-10-08
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested storage-bag design lacked individual character over an earlier Amazon-disclosed organiser design available before the filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations and did not contest disclosure, designer freedom, or the comparison of overall impressions.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as sufficient internet disclosure under Article 7(1) and found broad design freedom for storage bags.
- ›It held that the shared shape, proportions, eight pockets, and hanging arrangement outweighed colour differences, so the contested design lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberChiara BORACE
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
Decision files
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