Invalidity · first instance · 2022-06-30
000117432
Contested design: 008537849-0003
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 008537849-0003 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Qingdao Lisenwood Furnishings Co., Ltdvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Rm1503, #2, No.2, Fengxian Road, Shinan District, Qingdao, 266071, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Qingdao Jinxiang Tongzhen Textile Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
Behind Yangjialin Village, Jiaobei Sub-district Office, Jiaozhou City, Qingdao, Shandong China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Wedge pillow set
US design patent No D 911,748 S · US patent database · disclosed 2021-03-02
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity because the contested lumbar wedge design allegedly lacked novelty and individual character in light of an earlier US design patent disclosure.
- ›The applicant relied on the published US design patent for a wedge pillow set; the holder filed no observations and left the application undefended.
- ›The Division accepted the patent publication as prior disclosure under Article 7(1) and found an informed user would see the two paired wedge cushions as creating the same overall impression.
- ›The contested design lacked individual character under Articles 25(1)(b), 4(1) and 6(1)(b), so the application was upheld and the design invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
Locarno classes
Similar decisions
Ranked by shared Locarno class + shared legal grounds + matching outcome. Click a case to view full detail.
| Case | Date | Outcome | Shared grounds | Locarno | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000131246 vs Life Vac LLC | 2026-04-29 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 24 | 8 |
| 000131089 vs Rongrong Gao | 2026-04-23 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 24 | 8 |
| 000128555 vs Juliane Hesse-Ilyas | 2026-02-24 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 24 | 8 |
| 000129035 vs OMNIOXY SPÓŁKA AKCYJNA | 2025-09-29 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 24 | 8 |
| 000127199 vs Xiamen Tuoke Trading Co., Ltd. | 2025-03-10 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 24 | 8 |
| 000125355 vs Shenzhen Sainuotong Technology Co., Ltd. | 2024-10-23 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 24 | 8 |
| 000125317 vs Life Vac LLC | 2024-08-16 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 24 | 8 |
| 000123775 vs Schunk Ingenieurkeramik GmbH | 2024-07-24 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 24 | 8 |