Invalidity · first instance · 2025-05-22
000127836
Contested design: 015044353-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015044353-0003 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Ingo Petznyvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Rendsburg, Germany
Represented by
Jakub Panek
Holder · RCD owner
Wenjia Wang
China (CN)
Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, China
Represented by
Krzysztof Breguła
Prior art cited (1)
Twoant Latte Macchiato Glaser Set glass cups
ASIN B0B X8G GFM2; https://www.amazon.de · Amazon.de · disclosed 2023-07-26
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, arguing the contested glass-cup design copied cups offered on Amazon.de from 26/07/2023.
- ›The applicant filed Amazon printouts, product details, and detailed product views to prove prior online disclosure.
- ›The holder submitted no observations and did not contest disclosure or the comparison of the designs.
- ›The Division found the prior cups were publicly disclosed and identical to the contested design, so the design lacked novelty under Article 5 EUDR.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
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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