Invalidity · first instance · 2024-04-08
000121258
Contested design: 005945466-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder’s costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0059454660001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Smart Design GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Alpspitzring 62, 82061 Neuried, Germany
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Changyu Technology Co., Ltd.
China (CN)
202, Building G, No. 89, Industrial Avenue, Fucheng’ao Community, Pinghu Sub-District, Longgang District, Shenzhen, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (2)
brush head with rubber nubs
DE 1 649 192 U · German utility model registration
toilet cleaning brush
RCD No 0037894520001 · EUIPO Register · disclosed 2017-03-21
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over a German utility model and an earlier RCD for flat toilet brushes.
- ›The holder challenged admissibility and disclosure proof, and argued the designs differed in the head, handle connection, handle shape, and bristle configuration.
- ›The Division found the application admissible and admitted supplementary evidence, but held the utility model was not proven disclosed under Article 7(1) CDR.
- ›Using the earlier RCD as prior art, the Division found a different overall impression and no identity; the invalidity application was rejected and costs awarded to the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberIneta GALUBICKE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000114005 vs The Gillette Company LLC | 2021-10-12 | — | Art 25(1)(b) | 04 | 7 |
| 000010737 vs Unicorn Cosmetics Limited | 2018-04-27 | Invalidity application rejected | Art 25(1)(b) | 04 | 7 |
| 000010739 vs Unicorn Cosmetics Limited | 2018-04-27 | Invalidity application rejected | Art 25(1)(b) | 04 | 7 |
| 000010738 vs Unicorn Cosmetics Limited | 2018-04-27 | Invalidity application rejected | Art 25(1)(b) | 04 | 7 |
| 000131844 vs Nanchang Wangxing Technology Co., Ltd. | 2026-04-29 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 04 | 5 |
| 000131548 vs Wenwei Ding | 2026-04-21 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 04 | 5 |
| 000130166 vs Nanchang Wangxing Technology Co., Ltd. | 2026-04-21 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 04 | 5 |
| 000131585 vs NOVOWISE LTD | 2026-03-27 | REUD invalidated | Art 25(1)(b) | 04 | 5 |