Invalidity · first instance · 2025-10-14
000126755
Contested design: 008572598-0002
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 008572598-0002 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)
pizza oven
006719472-0003 · EU Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2019-08-23
pizza oven
KODA 12 · Ooni website; YouTube · disclosed 2019-02-26
pizza oven
KODA 16 · applicant website / social media / online articles
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant sought invalidity for lack of individual character over D1 and over Ooni KODA 12 and KODA 16 prior disclosures.
- ›Holder disputed disclosure of D2 and D3 and argued informed users would notice the ovens' different body shape, mouth, paneling and knob placement.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of D1 and D2 but found the evidence insufficient to prove disclosure of D3 before the filing date.
- ›Comparing the contested design with D1 and D2, the Division found clear overall-form differences, so the design retained individual character and the application was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberChiara BORACE
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
Decision files
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| 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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