Invalidity · first instance · 2025-05-05
000125835
Contested design: 015031525-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design 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 EU design No 015031525-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Prior art cited (1)
'Kids Snorkel Swim Mask' by EXP VISION (ASIN B08XK4L71Q)
https://www.amazon.com/Snorkel-anti-fog-goggles-snorkeling-swimming/dp/B08XK4L71Q/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=utf8&th=1 · Amazon.com · disclosed 2021-02-25
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on an Amazon listing of a nearly identical snorkel mask disclosed before the filing date.
- ›The holder disputed the reliability of the Amazon disclosure date and argued differences in the strap, fastener and face coverage created a different overall impression.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the Amazon listing as a valid prior internet disclosure and found the holder's archive and search evidence did not cast serious doubt on its authenticity.
- ›Given the relatively high designer freedom, the Division found the shared shape, materials and colour features prevailed over the strap differences, so the contested design lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- 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 ↗ |
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