Invalidity · first instance · 2025-07-14
000128415
Contested design: 008178750-0003
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 008178750-0003 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 deprived the contested design of novelty and individual character.
- ›The holder did not respond to the application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon disclosure and held that the overall appearance of the contested lock remained very close to the prior lock, despite minor differences in hole count, colour contrast and undisclosed views.
- ›The contested design was declared invalid 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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