Invalidity · first instance · 2025-09-16
000129183
Contested design: 015058143-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered EU design No 015058143-0001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder's costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
MKI Technology LLCvia PDF extraction
United States (US)
Huntington Beach, United States
Represented by
Qiang Zhou
Holder · RCD owner
Yi Duan
China (CN)
Chongqing, China
Represented by
Isabelle Bertaux
Prior art cited (1)
Audio players
EU design No 015038695-0001 · EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2023-10-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier EU design No 015038695-0001 published on 31 October 2023.
- ›Holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier design but found the contested design created a different overall impression, notably due to colour contrast and two microphones.
- ›Because the prior design was neither identical nor produced the same overall impression, the invalidity application was rejected and costs were awarded against the applicant.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
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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