Invalidity · first instance · 2025-05-21
000126960
Contested design: 015068899-0002
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's fixed costs of EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered EU design No 015068899-0002 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
Shenzhen Ruikale Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Qiu Chen
China (CN)
Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Yanyun Zhang
Prior art cited (5)
Solar Charger, 20 W Foldable Solar Charger, Portable Solar Panel with USB
ASIN B0BQ6T86BT · amazon.sa · disclosed 2022-12-15
Pompa per Fontana Ad Energia Solare
ASIN B0D9KR6T4Y · amazon.it · disclosed 2024-07-16
SPYMINNPOO Water Pump with 4W 5V Solar Panel
ASIN B0DBGN7KDB · amazon.de · disclosed 2024-07-28
Solar Water Pump, Portable 3W 5 V Solar Fountain
ASIN B09Z9YJKMF · amazon.com · disclosed 2022-05-17
Solar Water Pump 120L/H 3W 5V Solar Fountain
ASIN B0BDYB3MSK · amazon.co.uk · disclosed 2022-09-12
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity under Articles 25(1)(b), 5 and 6 EUDR, relying on five Amazon product listings disclosed before the contested design's filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application or the applicant's later supplemental printouts.
- ›The Division admitted the supplemental internet evidence and found all five prior designs had been validly disclosed before 7 August 2024.
- ›Comparing overall impressions, the Division found material differences in proportions, cell number, cell layout and solar-cell shape, so the contested design had individual character and was not identical to any prior design.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected in full, and the applicant was ordered to bear the holder's representation costs fixed at EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
Decision files
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| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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