Invalidity · first instance · 2025-02-10
000125015
Contested design: 002733949-0035
Outcome
The invalidity application against the contested RCD is rejected.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0027339490035 is rejected.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
ZHZHSM SARLvia PDF extraction
France (FR)
99 Avenue Achille Peretti, 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Represented by
Jörg Brettschneider
Holder · RCD owner
Honglan Yinvia PDF extraction
Hong Kong (HK)
Unit C 12/F, Chuk Nang Plaza, 250 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Lepro LED Strip
ASIN B00HSF64JG · Amazon.de
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant relied on an Amazon.de listing for the Lepro LED Strip to attack novelty and individual character.
- ›Holder argued the online material did not clearly show the prior design's relevant features and should be disregarded.
- ›The Division found no single reliable item showing source, design, and a pre-filing disclosure date, and the images were too unclear for comparison.
- ›The application was rejected because disclosure of a usable prior design was not proven.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000128736 vs Senjia (Dongguan)Electronic Technology Co., LTD | 2025-07-11 | — | Art 25(1)(b) | 26 | 7 |
| 000124516 vs YUYAO HILITE ELECTRIC CO.,LTD | 2024-12-19 | — | Art 25(1)(b) | 26 | 7 |
| 000121816 vs AMV Technology s.r.o. | 2024-07-12 | — | Art 25(1)(b) | 26 | 7 |
| 000121836 vs AMV Technology s.r.o. | 2024-07-12 | — | Art 25(1)(b) | 26 | 7 |
| 000121120 vs DELTA LIGHT NV | 2024-06-18 | — | Art 25(1)(b) | 26 | 7 |
| 000121119 vs DELTA LIGHT NV | 2024-06-13 | — | Art 25(1)(b) | 26 | 7 |
| 000120900 vs DELTA LIGHT NV | 2024-06-10 | — | Art 25(1)(b) | 26 | 7 |
| 000123474 vs José Joaquim Durães | 2024-04-24 | — | Art 25(1)(b) | 26 | 7 |