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EU design invalidity, in the data
Findings from the full corpus of published EUIPO design invalidity decisions — outcome rates, prior-art patterns, and who decides. Practitioner-facing, empirical, and linked back to the underlying cases.
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EU Design Invalidity Success Rates in 2026: What 4,600 Decisions Show
The only invalidation rate in public circulation is six years old. Here is the current figure from the full EUIPO corpus — 69.3% on the merits — as the design reform's new invalidity regime arrives.
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What Actually Kills an EU Design: Prior Art by Disclosure Type
Crocs fell to a Wayback capture; Axon to a marketplace listing. Across the whole corpus, 56.5% of invalidations cite a web disclosure — and Amazon leads them all, with 620.
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How Often Does the EUIPO Board of Appeal Reverse a Design Invalidity Decision?
Just under a quarter of substantive design appeals reverse the first instance — but the rate runs from 2% to 54% depending on which rapporteur leads the panel.
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