Invalidity · first instance · 2025-11-04
000129824
Contested design: 015065893-0005
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld; Registered EU design No 015065893-0005 is declared invalid, and the holder must bear costs fixed at EUR 720.
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1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered EU design No 015065893-0005 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs, fixed at EUR 720.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Silin Livia PDF extraction
China (CN)
Zunyi, Guizhou, China
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
Suzhou Bimon Technology Co., LTD
China (CN)
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
wireless remote control
https://www.amazon.de; ASIN B 08M 3CP 17S · Amazon.de · disclosed 2020-10-28
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued that the contested wireless remote control lacked novelty and individual character over an earlier identical remote control disclosed on Amazon on 28/10/2020.
- ›The applicant relied on an Amazon.de printout showing the product image, ASIN B 08M 3CP 17S, and availability from 28/10/2020.
- ›The holder filed no observations, so the disclosure evidence and the applicant's comparison were unrebutted.
- ›The Invalidity Division found valid internet disclosure, broad designer freedom, and no different overall impression apart from the word element on the prior design.
- ›The application was upheld and the contested design was declared invalid in full, with costs awarded against the holder.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D'ERRICO
- MemberRebecca SANTANA DAVIES
- MemberEmmanuel COLLIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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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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