Invalidity · first instance · 2025-05-21
000124595
Contested design: 000050117-0001
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 EU design No 000050117-0001 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
Jiangsu Sanjo Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Represented by
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested design was not a valid design under Article 3(1) EUDR because the seven views contained irreconcilable inconsistencies and lacked sufficient clarity.
- ›Holder replied that the alleged discrepancies concerned disclaimed broken-line features or expected perspective and contour variations, so the views still depicted one unitary toilet bench design.
- ›The Invalidity Division found each alleged inconsistency explainable by viewpoint, contour rendering, or the treatment of unclaimed features, and considered the views coherent when read together.
- ›The application under Article 25(1)(a) EUDR was rejected because the contested design remained clearly identifiable as a single product satisfying Article 3(1) EUDR.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
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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