Invalidity · first instance · 2025-10-06
000129461
Contested design: 015087306-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; EU design No 015087306-0001 is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015087306-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Guangzhou Gaiya E-commerce Technology Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Guangzhou, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Guangzhou Xie'erman Sporting Goods Co., Ltd
China (CN)
Guangzhou, China
Represented by
Isabelle Bertaux
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon offer for 'Vvinca Children's Diving Goggles with Fabric Band' depicting a snorkel mask/goggles
ASIN BOCW NZ4 1SR · Amazon.de · disclosed 2024-02-28
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested snorkel mask lacked novelty and individual character over an earlier Amazon-listed mask disclosed before the filing date.
- ›The holder filed no observations and did not contest disclosure, designer freedom, or the comparison of the designs.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon printout as sufficient internet disclosure under Article 7(1) and treated designer freedom for snorkel masks as at least average.
- ›It found the designs created the same overall impression on the informed user, so the contested design lacked individual character and was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
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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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