Invalidity · first instance · 2025-07-24
000128558
Contested design: 007326905-0003
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; the contested EU design is declared invalid and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 007326905-0003 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Sannv Jiangvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Zhaoqing City, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Guangzhou Quemou Trading Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Guangzhou, China
Represented by
Krzysztof Breguła
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon offer for a BEYEE AC Adapter Europe Plug Travel Charger battery adapter/charger
ASIN B 07W MQW 22H · Amazon · disclosed 2019-08-17
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested battery adapter design lacked novelty and individual character over earlier disclosures, including an Amazon listing predating the filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon printout as sufficient internet disclosure and found the informed user would receive the same overall impression from both designs.
- ›The application was upheld because the contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b).
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
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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