Invalidity · first instance · 2025-07-14
000128375
Contested design: 008178750-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and the contested EU design is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered EU design No 008178750-0001 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Lihua Liuvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Changning City, Hunan Province, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Huilin Chenvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
child safety lock 'REDTRON Child Safety Cabinet, Pack of 6 Adjustable Cabinet Safety Baby Safety for Drawers, Fridge…'
ASIN B07Q QK1 Y8Z · Amazon.de · disclosed 2019-04-12
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that an earlier Amazon-disclosed REDTRON child-safety lock destroyed the contested design's novelty and individual character.
- ›The holder did not defend the application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as prior disclosure and found that both safety-lock designs shared the same overall structure, with only minor differences such as extra holes and colour treatment.
- ›The contested design was invalidated for lack of individual character and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
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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