Invalidity · first instance · 2025-07-31
000128919
Contested design: 015071623-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 0150716230001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Chunling Linvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Shantou, Guangdong, China
Represented by
Krzysztof Breguła
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Langmi Technology Co., Ltd
China (CN)
Shenzhen, China
Represented by
Andrea Albert Catala
Prior art cited (1)
'Black Hair Dye Shampoo' packaging label by 'yimo'
https://www.amazon.es (ASIN B09KPLXYSZ) · Amazon.es · disclosed 2021-10-30
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty, arguing the contested label design had already been disclosed on Amazon.es before the 7 September 2024 filing date.
- ›Applicant relied on Amazon.es printouts and product views for 'Black Hair Dye Shampoo' by 'yimo'; the holder filed no observations.
- ›The Division accepted the internet disclosure under Article 7 EUDR and found the compared labels identical except for immaterial volume wording.
- ›The application was upheld for lack of novelty under Article 25(1)(b) with Articles 4(1) and 5 EUDR; the design was invalidated and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberBenjamin VAN BAVEL
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| 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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