Invalidity · first instance · 2023-06-05
000120540
Contested design: 008570188-0001
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 008570188-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Nina-Maria Drenkowvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Marschnerstraße 32, 22081 Hamburg, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Henan Nanhua Qianmu Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
No. 8503a-8503b, 5F, Suoke Yellow River Jian'gong Bldg., No. 66 Huayuan N. Rd., Jinshui Dist., Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China
Represented by
Qiang Zhou
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon offer for Dwance pampas grass decorative fake flower pampa grass
ASIN B08RDHXZ78 · amazon.de · disclosed 2020-10-28
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the design showed a natural pampas grass rather than a protectable industrial product and also lacked novelty and individual character.
- ›The applicant relied on an Amazon listing for artificial pampas grass available since 28 October 2020; the holder filed no observations.
- ›The Division rejected the Article 3(a) objection because the registration covered artificial plants, not a living organism.
- ›The Division found the Amazon disclosure proven and concluded the contested design produced the same overall impression, so it lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000117713 vs Jessica Peil | 2022-07-20 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b), Art 25(1)(a) | 11 | 10 |
| 000130246 vs Giuliana FERRAROTTI | 2026-05-15 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 11 | 8 |
| 000131904 vs Lang Huang | 2026-04-20 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 11 | 8 |
| 000130401 vs KROKIDO GROUP s.r.o. | 2025-12-10 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(a) | 11 | 8 |
| 000126975 vs Anna Krystyniak | 2025-10-15 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 11 | 8 |
| 000126957 vs Anna Krystyniak | 2025-10-15 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 11 | 8 |
| 000126956 vs Anna Krystyniak | 2025-10-15 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 11 | 8 |
| 000126958 vs Anna Krystyniak | 2025-10-15 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 11 | 8 |