Invalidity · first instance · 2024-12-18
000126556
Contested design: 015018147-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 350.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 015018147-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 350.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €350
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Kamal Alivia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Kurzestr. 22, 74336 Brackenheim Germany
Holder · RCD owner
Hunan Xinyue E-commerce Co.,Ltd
China (CN)
No. 430,4th Floor,Apartment Hotel,Building S2,Wanke Golden Dream Community,No. 198,Dongchi Road, Lugu Street,Changsha High-tech Development Zone, Changsha China
Represented by
Andrea Albert Catala
Prior art cited (1)
interactive activity rug layout
Registered Community Design 009025018-0001 · Design view · disclosed 2022-08-19
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested rug design lacked novelty and individual character, conflicted with earlier rights, and reproduced a copyrighted work without authorization.
- ›The applicant relied, among other materials, on an excerpt from Design view for earlier RCD 009025018-0001; the holder filed no observations.
- ›The Division found the earlier RCD had been disclosed before the filing date and that the two rug layouts created the same overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Articles 4(1) and 6(1)(b), so the other invoked grounds were not examined.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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