Invalidity · first instance · 2025-10-14
000126716
Contested design: 008109920-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must pay the holder's fixed costs of EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered EU design No 008109920-0001 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
Ooni Limitedvia PDF extraction
United Kingdom (GB)
Broxburn, United Kingdom
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Foshan Hanshi Heating Equipment Manufactuere Co.,LTD.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Guangdong, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (3)
KODA 12 pizza oven design
EU design registration No 006719472-0003 · EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2019-08-23
Ooni KODA 12 gas-powered outdoor pizza oven
applicant website / YouTube · disclosed 2019-02-26
Ooni KODA 16 pizza oven
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character over D1, D2 and D3, arguing the contested oven reproduced the KODA designs' overall appearance.
- ›Holder disputed disclosure of D2 and D3 and argued informed users would notice the contested design's angular housing, trapezoidal mouth and different knob placement.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of D1 and D2 but found D3 not proven, considered designer freedom at least average, and found the compared designs created different overall impressions.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected, and the applicant was ordered to reimburse the holder's fixed representation costs of EUR 400.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberChiara BORACE
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
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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