Invalidity · first instance · 2025-10-23
000128920
Contested design: 015047701-0009
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and the contested EU design is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015047701-0009 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Ruxian Huangvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Krzysztof Breguła
Holder · RCD owner
Shenzhen Cononlux Technology Co., Limitedvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Shenzhen City, China
Represented by
Isabelle Bertaux
Prior art cited (1)
Amazon offer for the Palmina 901 LED Table lamp
ASIN B0CN7F1WR5; https://www.amazon.de · Amazon.de · disclosed 2023-11-13
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the desk lamp lacked novelty and individual character because an Amazon listing disclosed an identical design before the filing date.
- ›Holder contested the disclosure evidence, claimed the designs differed in colour, material, stem and lampshade, and argued the designer's freedom was limited.
- ›The Division accepted Annex 1 as sufficient internet disclosure from 13/11/2023 and treated online retail evidence as probative prior art.
- ›Given at least average designer freedom, the shared circular base, slender stem and flat round shade dominated; the minor differences did not change the overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld, the contested design was declared invalid for lack of individual character, and the holder was ordered to pay costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- 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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