Invalidity · first instance · 2023-05-16
000120258
Contested design: 009161474-0010
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 009161474-0010 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Foshan Gangrou Aluminum Products Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
One of No. 13, Shannan Ave., 3rd Rd., South Dist., Songgang Shannan Development Zone, Shishan Town, Nanhai Dist., Foshan City 528225, China
Represented by
Qiang Zhou
Holder · RCD owner
Zhen Kuang
China (CN)
No. 0097, Xu Town, Guanxi Town, Taihe County, Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province 343000, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
stand for fans
CN 307120774 S · China · disclosed 2022-02-18
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying on earlier designs including Chinese registered design CN 307120774 S published before the contested filing date.
- ›Holder was invited to submit observations but did not reply.
- ›The Division found the earlier Chinese design had been disclosed and that the compared designs were almost identical, apart from a minor rectangular black pad on the contested design.
- ›The contested design created the same overall impression on the informed user, so the application was upheld and the holder was ordered to pay costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000131404 vs Jiahe Lin | 2026-05-21 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 06 | 8 |
| 000128578 vs Washtower IP B.V. | 2026-05-19 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 06 | 8 |
| 000128655 vs Washtower IP B.V. | 2026-05-19 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 06 | 8 |
| 000128637 vs Washtower IP B.V. | 2026-05-19 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 06 | 8 |
| 000128735 vs OÜ REPSTON | 2026-04-24 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 06 | 8 |
| 000129372 vs Xuefang Cai | 2026-03-12 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 06 | 8 |
| 000130973 vs Højer Møbler A/S | 2026-03-10 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 06 | 8 |
| 000130975 vs Højer Møbler A/S | 2026-03-10 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 06 | 8 |