Invalidity · first instance · 2025-02-10
000125797
Contested design: 015057550-0002
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 015057550-0002 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Promerco Import Export S.R.L.via PDF extraction
Romania (RO)
Str. Vasile Lupu, Nr. 1, Parter, Camera Nr. 1, Comuna Tunari, Sat Tunari, Jud. Ilfov, Romania
Represented by
Adina Silviana Timonea
Holder · RCD owner
Sc Danex techmag Srl
Romania (RO)
Strada Constructorilor, Nr. 2, Bloc H1, Scara 1, Etaj 3, Ap. 17, 800365 Municipiul Galati, Romania
Prior art cited (1)
Cat Early Educational Reading Card Machine
temu.com · disclosed 2024-02-13
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued that identical educational toy card-reader designs had been disclosed online before filing, so the contested design lacked novelty and individual character.
- ›Holder claimed the contested design's combination of colours, shape, and interactive features created a distinctive overall impression and challenged the reliability of the internet screenshots.
- ›The Division accepted the temu.com screenshots as sufficient proof of prior disclosure because dated customer reviews showed public availability before 15/04/2024.
- ›Comparing the designs, the Division found only negligible differences and held that the contested design produced no different overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid under Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 6 CDR, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
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