Invalidity · first instance · 2024-10-04
000124938
Contested design: 008640924-0005
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 008640924-0005 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Niklas Austvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Drewer Weg 5, 59581 Warstein Germany
Represented by
Robert Meyen
Holder · RCD owner
Jiasen Lin
China (CN)
No.15, Lane 8, North of Che Road, Aofeng Village, Bomei Town, Lufeng City, Guangdong Province China
Represented by
Maria Ioannides
Prior art cited (3)
Auroni filigrane Obst Etagere 3 stockig rack
ASIN B07RT13NS2 · Amazon.de · disclosed 2019-10-31
Juvale three-tier metal fruit rack
ASIN B01D8BVHLS · Amazon.de · disclosed 2016-06-08
REGAL TRUNK & CO. black draining rack
ASIN B078TZHQPH · Amazon.de · disclosed 2018-11-24
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and originality, relying on three Amazon product listings said to show nearly identical three-tier basket designs.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listings as prior disclosures under Article 7(1) CDR but found visible differences in basket wire arrangement, holders, and colour.
- ›Other grounds tied to copyright and public order were unsubstantiated, so the application was rejected in full and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deGerman | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esSpanish | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frFrench | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| itItalian | human translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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