Invalidity · first instance · 2025-05-21
000127095
Contested design: 015064750-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015064750-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
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 (1)
DEWIN 20W 5V Foldable Solar Panel solar charger
https://www.amazon.com.be; ASIN B 0B2 546 XXW · Amazon · disclosed 2022-07-24
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on an earlier foldable solar charger disclosed on Amazon before the filing date.
- ›The applicant relied on Amazon screenshots, an ASIN listing, and later full printouts showing the product had been offered since 24/07/2022.
- ›The holder filed no observations, and the Division admitted the supplementary evidence as relevant and merely complementary to the timely filing.
- ›The Division found the prior design validly disclosed and producing the same overall impression on the informed user, so the contested design lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
Decision files
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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| 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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