Invalidity · first instance · 2025-09-08
000129161
Contested design: 015030621-0001
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 015030621-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Yang Haifengvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Yun Gao
China (CN)
Muguaping Township, Lin County, Shanxi Province, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
sexual stimulator design
CN 308108865 S · Chinese Bulletin · disclosed 2023-06-30
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character, relying at least on earlier Chinese registered design CN 308108865 S disclosed before the filing date.
- ›The holder was invited to file observations but did not reply, so the case proceeded undefended.
- ›The Division assessed individual character first, accepted the Chinese Bulletin extract as proof of disclosure, and found the designer's freedom not materially limited.
- ›It held that the contested sexual stimulator design created the same overall impression as the earlier design, so the application was upheld and the design invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
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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