Invalidity · first instance · 2025-10-28
000129601
Contested design: 015067280-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested EU design is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015067280-0001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Kang Xuvia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Xiaolin Peng
China (CN)
Meizhou, Guangdong Province, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
'Maths fidget spinner' calculation toy
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B0D9 GFZ KHM · Amazon.de · disclosed 2024-07-15
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier designs, relying in particular on an Amazon listing for a 'Maths fidget spinner' disclosed on 15/07/2024.
- ›The holder filed no observations in response to the invalidity application.
- ›The Invalidity Division accepted the Amazon printout as sufficient internet disclosure under Article 7(1) and found the relevant prior design publicly available before the filing date.
- ›Given the designer's broad freedom and the near-identical overall appearance of the two toys, the contested design created no different overall impression on the informed user.
- ›The application was upheld and the contested design was declared invalid, with costs awarded against the holder.
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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