Invalidity · first instance · 2024-11-29
000126515
Contested design: 015010442-0001
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 015010442-0001 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 Youhaisi Technology Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
No., 56, Nanlian Road, Nanlian Community, Longgang Street, Longgang District, Shenzen, Guangdong 518000 China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Sunbow Industrial CO., LTDvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
101, 201, 301, Building 11, No. 2, Liu'an Rd., Liulian Community, Pingshan, Pingshan Dist., Shenzhen 518118 China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
'Firell Bioethanol Table' portable fireplace stove offered on Amazon
ASIN B09W63DMHZ · Amazon · disclosed 2022-07-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character over an earlier Amazon-disclosed table fireplace available before the filing date.
- ›It argued the designer had broad freedom and that both designs shared a circular base and three overlapping curved glass panels producing the same overall impression.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as prior disclosure under Article 7 and found the similarities outweighed minor differences despite relatively broad design freedom.
- ›The contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b), so the application was upheld and the design invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberChiara BORACE
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
Decision files
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