Invalidity · first instance · 2025-01-28
000124416
Contested design: 009096753-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected; the contested RCD remains valid.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 009096753-0003 is rejected.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Linxian Tianshenglian Zonghe Menshibu Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
No. 387, Dongguan Street, Lvliang City, Lin County, Shanxi Province 033200, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Wenbo Huang
China (CN)
Room 1203, No. 45, Zhihe Street, Yongtai New Village, Yongping Street, Baiyun District, Guangzhou China
Represented by
Mon Yin Lin
Prior art cited (3)
FashionPuzzle Triple Zip Small Crossbody Bag
ASIN B01LWCSMG2 · Amazon.com · disclosed 2016-09-06
Roulens Women's Mobile Phone Shoulder Bag
ASIN B0B1DLDQTM · Amazon.de · disclosed 2022-05-16
Roulens shoulder bag in grey colour
ASIN B0B1DLHH1R · Amazon.de · disclosed 2022-05-16
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, relying on three Amazon product listings that it said disclosed identical bag designs before the filing date.
- ›The holder challenged the reliability of prior design 1, argued prior designs 2 and 3 fell within the Article 7(2) grace period, and maintained the contested design was not identical in any event.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon evidence for prior design 1 as sufficient disclosure, but found prior designs 2 and 3 attributable to the holder and therefore excluded under the grace period.
- ›Comparing prior design 1 with the contested design, the Division found visible differences in metallic details, tassel, key ring and strap width, so novelty was not destroyed and the application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
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