Invalidity · first instance · 2025-11-19
000130126
Contested design: 015093618-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld and the contested EU design is declared invalid.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered EU design No 0150936180001 is declared invalid.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €720
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Jinhua Gordon Sports CO., LTD.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, China
Represented by
Georgios Karakatsanis
Holder · RCD owner
ZhiAo Zhou
China (CN)
Zhongzhou Township, Yueyang County, Hunan Province, China
Represented by
Prior art cited (1)
Music Boxing Machine offered by lynker
https://www.amazon.com; ASIN B0DQNVBGLQ · Amazon.com · disclosed 2025-02-16
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›Applicant argued the contested music boxing machine lacked novelty and individual character over an earlier Amazon-disclosed machine first available on 16/02/2025.
- ›Holder was invited to respond but filed no observations, so the application was undefended on the merits.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as prior disclosure under Article 7 and found the compared designs shared the same overall impression.
- ›The application was upheld for lack of individual character under Article 25(1)(b) and Article 6, and the contested design was invalidated.
Deciding panel
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENÉ
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberCarlos MATEO PÉREZ
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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