Invalidity · first instance · 2025-12-15
000127997
Contested design: 015063987-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected and the applicant must bear costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered EU design No 015063987-0001 is rejected. 3. The applicant bears the costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Wowderful Trading OÜvia PDF extraction
EE
Tallinn, Harju maakond, Estonia
Represented by
Yu Lin
Prior art cited (5)
Ansobea Handlauf Geländer für Treppen Innen und Außn 75 cm
ASIN B0CRXVXH1Y · Amazon.de
Ansobea Handlauf Geländer für Treppen Innen und Außn 55 cm
ASIN B0CX8KDJ47 · Amazon.de · disclosed 2024-03-06
Ogimeka Treppengeländer Innen
Amazon.de
T-ZBDZ Treppengeländer Innen Schwarz
Amazon.de
SCGSJZH Geländer Treppen Schwarz
Amazon.de
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant alleged the contested stair handrail profile lacked novelty because identical designs had been offered on Amazon before 19 June 2024.
- ›The holder argued some cited Amazon offers were its own authorised disclosures within the grace period and the remaining items did not prove lack of novelty.
- ›The Division found Annexes 1, 3, 4 and 5 did not prove disclosure dates and Annex 2 did not clearly identify a single complete prior design.
- ›The Article 6 ground was inadmissible for lack of supporting reasoning, and the Article 5 challenge failed because disclosure under Article 7 was not proven.
- ›The invalidity application was rejected and the applicant was ordered to pay EUR 400 in costs.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberRasa BARAKAUSKIENĖ
- MemberDimitrios ANDRIANOPOULOS
Decision files
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| 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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