Invalidity · first instance · 2025-05-05
000127619
Contested design: 015074868-0004
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered EU design No 015074868-0004 is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered EU design No 015074868-0004 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Zhenwei Rongvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Xiongjie Li
China (CN)
Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, China
Represented by
Emilio Zeininger
Prior art cited (1)
Silicone Mould Chocolate Bar
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B0DF21BWRG · Amazon.de · disclosed 2024-08-23
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the confectioners' mould design lacked novelty and individual character over an earlier Amazon.de disclosure predating the filing date.
- ›Holder filed no observations and left the invalidity application undefended.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon.de printout as sufficient internet disclosure evidence under Article 7 EUDR.
- ›The Division found the prior and contested designs materially identical in shape, grid layout and proportions, so the contested design was not new.
- ›The application was upheld, the design declared invalid, and costs were fixed against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| 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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