Invalidity · first instance · 2025-10-14
000126735
Contested design: 008572598-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered EU design No 008572598-0001 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
006719472-0003 · EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2019-08-23
Ooni KODA 12 pizza oven
applicant website and YouTube · disclosed 2019-02-26
Ooni KODA 16 pizza oven
alleged applicant website and online materials
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character over D1, D2 and D3, arguing the contested pizza oven shared the same overall structure, legs, mouth and proportions.
- ›The holder disputed disclosure of D2 and D3 and argued informed users of cooking ovens are attentive purchasers who would notice the contested design's angular body, trapezoid mouth and different knob placement.
- ›The Division accepted D1 and D2 as disclosed prior art but found the evidence insufficient to prove disclosure of D3.
- ›The Division found at least average design freedom and held the contested design's more angular, faceted housing and other shape differences created a different overall impression from D1 and D2.
- ›The application was therefore rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
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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