Invalidity · first instance · 2025-10-07
000127918
Contested design: 015072732-0002
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
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered EU design No 015072732-0002 is declared invalid. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Dongguan Kaiwei Electronic Co., Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China
Holder · RCD owner
Meng Shen
Poland (PL)
Katowice, Poland
Prior art cited (1)
bottle water dispenser; smart quantitative liquor dispenser; pump pourer; whiskey aerator; automatic electric wine decanter
https://www.alibaba.com · Alibaba · disclosed 2023-12-07
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested beverage-dispenser design lacked novelty and individual character in light of earlier third-party designs disclosed and used in trade before the filing date.
- ›The applicant relied on an Alibaba product listing with customer reviews dated 7 December 2023; the holder filed no observations.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the Alibaba printout as sufficient internet disclosure under Article 7(1) and found the earlier and contested designs overwhelmingly similar in overall impression.
- ›Given at least average designer freedom, any possible unseen differences were insufficient; the contested design lacked individual character under Article 6(1)(b).
- ›The invalidity application was upheld in full, the design was declared invalid, and costs were awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
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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